Dichomeris argentenigera

Dichomeris argentenigera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. argentenigera
Binomial name
	Dichomeris argentenigera; H.-H. Li, Zhen & Kendrick, 2010

Dichomeris argentenigera is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hou-Hun Li, Hui Zhen and Roger C. Kendrick in 2010. It is found in China (Hong Kong, Hubei).^[1]

The wingspan is 17–19 mm. The forewings are greyish brown with a silvery reflection and with the costal margin and dorsum dark brown. There are dark brown spots at three-fifths and at the end of the cell and there is a faint dark brown spot at two-thirds at the fold, as well as dark brown fascia extending from near the apex to the tornus. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology[]

The species name refers to the colour of the forewings and is derived from the Latin prefix argente- (meaning silvery) and the word niger (meaning black).^[2]

References[]

^ Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris argentenigera Li, Zhen & Kendrick, 2010". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
^ Li, H. H.; Zhen, H.; Kendrick, R. C. & Sterling, M. J. (March 2010). "Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Taxonomic study on the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 38 (149): 70.

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[1] Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris argentenigera Li, Zhen & Kendrick, 2010". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 6, 2020.

[2] Li, H. H.; Zhen, H.; Kendrick, R. C. & Sterling, M. J. (March 2010). "Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Taxonomic study on the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 38 (149): 70.

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