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Dichomeris diacrita

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Dichomeris diacrita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. diacrita
Binomial name
Dichomeris diacrita
(Diakonoff, [1968])
Synonyms
  • Atasthalistis diacrita Diakonoff, [1968]

Dichomeris diacrita is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1968.[1] It is found on Luzon in the Philippines.[2]

The wingspan is about 14.5 mm. The forewings are light milky green with blackish and white markings. There is a transverse series of small blackish scales at one-fifth and another similar transverse series from below two-thirds of the costa, as well as a short transverse mark on the dorsum beyond the middle. The hindwings are dark bronze blackish fuscous.[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 diacrita​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018. Note: This source has a year of description of 1967.
  2. ^ Dichomeris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ Bulletin of the United States National Museum 257: 152Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.