Dichomeris rubidula explained

Dichomeris rubidula is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick, an amateur entomologist, in 1913. It is found in Mpumalanga, South Africa.[1]

Description

The wingspan of D. rubidula is about 17 mm. The forewings are fuscous sprinkled with reddish brown, with a few black scales. The costal edge is whitish ochreous from near the base to beyond the middle. The stigmata is dark fuscous, the plical is beneath the first discal. There is an indistinct pale greyish-ochreous nearly straight transverse shade at three-fourths, slightly indented above the middle. The hindwings are grey.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2019 . Dichomeris rubidula (Meyrick, 1913) . Afromoths . August 26, 2020.
  2. Meyrick . E. . January 1913 . Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV . Annals of the Transvaal Museum . 3 . 4 . 303 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.