Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Dichomeris | |
Dichomeris ligulacea is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Li, Zhen and Mey in 2013. It is found in Malawi.
The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are greyish yellow, with scattered brown scales and a dark brown apex and termen, the latter with dark brown dots. There are dark brown spots at one-third and two-thirds of the cell, at the upper middle of the cell and at three-fifths of the fold. There is a short oblique stripe at end of the cell. The hindwings are grey.
Etymology
The species name refers to the tongue-shaped protrudence on the posterior margin of the saccal region and is derived from Latin ligulaceus (meaning tongue-shaped).
References
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