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Dichomeris contentella

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Dichomeris contentella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. contentella
Binomial name
Dichomeris contentella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia contentella Walker, 1864

Dichomeris contentella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found on Borneo.[2]

Adults are slaty cinereous, the forewings with two blackish discal points and a straight exterior line, as well as a fawn-coloured streak along the apical part of the costa. The marginal dots are black. The hindwings are brownish cinereous.[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 contentella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris contentella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  3. ^ British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Walker, Francis; Gray, John Edward (26 December 2017). "List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum". London: Printed by order of the Trustees – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.