Dichomeris achlyodes

Dichomeris achlyodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. achlyodes
Binomial name
Dichomeris achlyodes
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus achlyodes Meyrick, 1904
  • Euryzancla polyommata Turner, 1919

Dichomeris achlyodes is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Turner in 1919.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are grey with conspicuous blackish dots and a larger median dot at one-fifth, preceded by a smaller dot beneath the fold, a small median dot at two-fifth, preceded by a larger dot on fold, a dot above middle, and a median dot at three-fifth, a dot on the tornus, another between this and third median dot, and sometimes a dot preceding this last. There is a series of dots around the apex and on the termen. The hindwings are grey.[3]

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