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Dichomeris amauropis

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Dichomeris amauropis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. amauropis
Binomial name
Dichomeris amauropis
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Cymotricha amauropis Meyrick, 1923

Dichomeris amauropis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923.[1] It is found in Peru.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm (0.79 in). The forewings are fuscous. The stigmata is small, dark fuscous, the plical beneath the first discal, edged posteriorly by a whitish dot. There is a marginal series of dark fuscous dots around the apex and termen. The hindwings are dark 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 amauropis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris amauropis (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 1. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.