Dichomeris explicata | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Dichomeris |
Species: | D. explicata
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Binomial name | |
Dichomeris explicata (
Meyrick, 1929)
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Synonyms | |
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Dichomeris explicata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. [1] It is found on New Hanover Island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. [2]
The wingspan is about 17 mm (0.67 in). The forewings are brownish ochreous, the costal edge suffused with pale ochreous from the base to three-fourths, the extreme base of the costa is blackish. The plical stigma is small and black and the posterior part of the costal and terminal edge are pale ochreous, with a series of small black dots. The hindwings are dark grey. [3]
Dichomeris explicata | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Dichomeris |
Species: | D. explicata
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Binomial name | |
Dichomeris explicata (
Meyrick, 1929)
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Synonyms | |
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Dichomeris explicata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. [1] It is found on New Hanover Island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. [2]
The wingspan is about 17 mm (0.67 in). The forewings are brownish ochreous, the costal edge suffused with pale ochreous from the base to three-fourths, the extreme base of the costa is blackish. The plical stigma is small and black and the posterior part of the costal and terminal edge are pale ochreous, with a series of small black dots. The hindwings are dark grey. [3]