Dichomeris vetustella explained

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

Adults are greenish gold-brown, the forewings cinereous towards the tips and with cinereous veins, as well as three yellowish subcostal slightly oblique lines. There is also an irregular red line along the end of the disc. The hindwings are greenish gold-cinereous.[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 vetustella (Walker, 1864) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . February 5, 2018.
  3. https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso2930brit#page/830/mode/1up List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 830

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