Dichomeris ostensella explained

Dichomeris ostensella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Guyana and Amazonas, Brazil.[2]

Adults are coal black, the forewings with a deep cupreous-black patch in the disc and a submarginal band of the same colour. There are two intermediate black cinereous-bordered dots and a few minute black marginal dots. The hindwings are dark cupreous.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beccaloni . George . etal . February 2005 . Scientific name search . The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Dichomeris ostensella (Walker, 1864) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . February 5, 2018.
  3. https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso2930brit#page/618/mode/1up List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 618

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