Dichomeris parvisexafurca

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

Dichomeris parvisexafurca 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 Hong Kong, China.^[1]

The wingspan is 9.5–10 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, with scattered dark brown scales and with the costal margin dark brown along the basal five-sixths and with a dark brown spot before the apex. There is a longitudinal dark brown stripe in the distal half of the cell and the fold is brown, the dorsum dark brown and there is a broad dark brown fascia along the termen. The apex is dark brown. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology[]

The species name is derived from the Latin prefix parv- (meaning small) and the name of another species, Dichomeris sexafurca, referring to the sicae of this species being smaller than that in D. sexafurca.^[2]

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