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Dichomeris terracocta

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Dichomeris terracocta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. terracocta
Binomial name
Dichomeris terracocta
(Walsingham, 1911)

Dichomeris terracocta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, in 1911.[1] Found in Panama,[2] its wingspan is about 15 millimetres (0.59 in), the forewings are clay-red, and the hindwings are reddish 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 terracocta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ^ Biol. centr.-amer. Lep. Heterocera 4 : 87 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.