Dichomeris orientis explained

Dichomeris orientis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Ronald W. Hodges in 1995. It is found in China (Hong Kong, Yunnan) and Taiwan.^[1]

The wingspan is 10–12 mm.^[2] The forewings are greyish yellow, suffused with dark-fuscous scales and a costal blotch at three-fourths the length of the anterior margin, as well as short dark-fuscous strigulae along the anterior margin before the costal blotch. There is also a broad, dark fuscous fascia along the termen. The hindwings are grey, darker towards the posterior margin.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . May 2, 2019 . Dichomeris orientis Park & Hodges, 1995 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 4, 2019.
2. H. H. . Li . H. . Zhen . R. C. . Kendrick . M. J. . Sterling . amp . March 2010 . Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Taxonomic study on the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) . SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología . 38 . 149 . 78–79.
3. http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/IS_mvpopo213L.do?ResultTotalCNT=1&pageNo=1&pageSize=10&method=view&acnCn1=&poid=entomo&kojic=OOGCCY&sVnc=v12&id=0&setId=40682&iTableId=4&iDocId=208473&sFree=%3D%3D Insecta Koreana 12: 36