''Dichomeris hirculella'' is a
moth in the family
Gelechiidae. It was described by
August Busck
Augustus Busck (February 18, 1870 – March 7, 1944) was a Danish-American entomologist with the United States Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Entomology. He is best known for his work with microlepidoptera, of which he described over ...
in 1909. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from
Indiana,
New Hampshire and
Connecticut.
The
wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are ochreous fuscous, mottled with black scales and with larger irregular, blackish spots, of which two or three are found on the cell, one or two at the end of the cell, and five or six on the apical fourth. There is an indistinct series of blackish dots around the apical edge, more or less confluent. The hindwings are opaque, light fuscous.
References
Moths described in 1909
hirculella
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