Dichomeris adelocentra

(Dichomeris adelocentra)

Description

Dichomeris adelocentra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1920. It is known from Java, Indonesia. The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are greyish-ochreous with the stigmata obscure, indistinct and fuscous, the plical rather obliquely before the first discal. There is a small blackish-grey elongate mark on the middle of the costa, preceded and followed by ochreous-whitish suffusion and there is a fine blackish-grey marginal line around the apex, and two or three dark grey dots separated by whitish on each side of it. The hindwings are slate-grey. The larvae feed on Bridelia tomentosa.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Dichomeris
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