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Dichomeris rhizogramma

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

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

The wingspan is 16–17 mm (0.63–0.67 in). The forewings are fuscous, sprinkled with blackish and irregularly streaked with dark fuscous suffusion and black sprinkling between the veins and on the fold. There is a rather narrow dark fuscous fascia 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 rhizogramma​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris rhizogramma (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (20): 623.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.