Dichomeris lupata

(Dichomeris lupata)

Description

Dichomeris lupata is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in India (Assam). The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are glossy dark violet-fuscous with an oblique ochreous-whitish strigula on the costa at three-fourths and a faint line from this to the tornus. There is an ochreous-yellow streak along the termen from the apex to near the tornus, attenuated downwards, with three acute projecting teeth anteriorly. The hindwings are dark fuscous.

Taxonomic tree:

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