Dichomeris peristylis

Dichomeris peristylis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. peristylis
Binomial name
	Dichomeris peristylis; (Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
	Ypsolophus peristylis Meyrick, 1904; Dichomeris perlevis Turner, 1919;

Dichomeris peristylis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904.^[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and Western Australia.^[2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings are whitish suffused with grey and with fuscous dots, one on the fold at one-fourth, the first discal about the middle, the second at three-fourths and the plical before the first discal. There is an interrupted blackish line around the apex and termen. The hindwings are pale grey.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris peristylis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris peristylis (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
^ Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland. 31 (10): 168.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris peristylis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris peristylis (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.

[3] Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland. 31 (10): 168.

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