Dichomeris orientis

Dichomeris orientis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. orientis
Binomial name
Dichomeris orientis
Park & Hodges, 1995

Dichomeris orientis is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Park and Hodges in 1995.[1] It is found in China (Hong Kong, Yunnan) and Taiwan.[2]

The wingspan is 10-12 mm.[3] 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 dark fuscous short 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.[4]

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