Dichomeris holomela explained

Dichomeris holomela is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales,[1] Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.[2]

The wingspan is about . The forewings are dark fuscous, faintly purplish tinged. The stigmata are faintly darker, hardly traceable. The hindwings are fuscous, darker posteriorly.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . 2 May 2019 . Dichomeris holomela (Lower, 1897) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 9 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 29 March 2019 . Dichomeris holomela (Lower, 1897) . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 9 July 2020.
  3. Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera . Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales . Meyrick . E. . 29 . part II [number 114] . 433 . 1904 . Internet Archive.

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