Dichomeris famosa

(Dichomeris famosa)

Description

Dichomeris famosa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (East Kasai), Malawi and Zimbabwe. The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-ashy-fuscous. The stigmata is very obscure, blackish, with the discal approximated, the plical beneath the first discal, the second discal transverse. The hindwings are grey.

Taxonomic tree:

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