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Dichomeris torrescens

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Dichomeris torrescens is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in Zimbabwe.[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are ferruginous irregularly mixed with deep ferruginous, with violet iridescence. There is an angulated light ferruginous-ochreous shade from three-fourths of the costa to the dorsum before the tornus. The hindwings are light ochreous slightly tinged with ferruginous posteriorly.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris torrescens​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris torrescens (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 82 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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Dichomeris torrescens: Brief Summary

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Dichomeris torrescens is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Zimbabwe.

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are ferruginous irregularly mixed with deep ferruginous, with violet iridescence. There is an angulated light ferruginous-ochreous shade from three-fourths of the costa to the dorsum before the tornus. The hindwings are light ochreous slightly tinged with ferruginous posteriorly.

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