Dichomeris pelitis

(Dichomeris pelitis)

Description

Dichomeris pelitis is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in India (Assam). The wingspan is 17–19 mm. The forewings are pale brownish-ochreous with the costal edge pale ochreous-yellowish. The stigmata is blackish, the discal moderate, the plical small, rather beyond the first discal. There is a small dark fuscous mark on the costa beyond the middle, and a row of dark fuscous dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. There is also a faint pale curved subterminal line, slightly indented opposite the apex. The hindwings are fuscous.

Taxonomic tree:

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