title: Dichomeris ventriprojecta
text: # Dichomeris ventriprojecta
  
  Dichomeris ventriprojecta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hou-Hun Li, Hui Zhen and Wolfram Mey in 2013. It is found in Namibia.
  
  The wingspan is 16-16.5 mm. The forewings are greyish yellow with scattered brown scales. The costal margin is dark brown basally, with dark brown dots on the distal one-fourth. There are dark brown spots at one-third, two-thirds and near the end of the cell, as well as a dark brown streak from the end of the cell to the end of the fold. There are also dark brown dots on the termen. The hindwings are grey.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The species name refers to the triangular process of the right lobe of sicae and is derived from Latin ventr- (meaning ventral) and projectus (meaning process).
  
  