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Dichomeris bisignellus

Synonyms: Ypsolophus bisignellus; Ypsolophus deltaspis

Wikipedia Abstract

Dichomeris deltaspis is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1905. It is found in Sri Lanka. The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are greyish-ochreous, strigulattd with ferruginous-brown and with a small blackish spot on the base of the costa and a dot beneath the costa near the base. The costal edge is pale rosy anteriorly, strigulated with blackish. There is a triangular blackish spot on the costa before the middle, reaching one-third across the wing. There is a transverse streak of ferruginous-brown suffusion from the dorsum before one-fourth, reaching more than half across the wing. The discal stigmata is small, ferruginous-brown, near together. There is also an undefined fascia of ferruginous-brown suffusion about three-fourth, terminating on the cost
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Prey / Diet

Mallotus philippensis (kamala tree)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0