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Dichomeris dysorata

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Dichomeris dysorata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. dysorata
Binomial name
Dichomeris dysorata
Turner, 1919

Dichomeris dysorata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm (0.79 in). The forewings are grey with slight fuscous irroration. The stigmata is very obscure, the plical beyond the first discal. There is an additional median dot, and another beneath the second discal. There is a series of blackish dots, one before the apex, one at the apex, and several on the termen. The hindwings are pale-grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris dysorata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ^ Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31 (10) : 170Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.