Dichomeris designatella
Dichomeris designatella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Peru and Amazonas, Brazil.[2]
| Dichomeris designatella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. designatella |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris designatella (Walker, 1864) | |
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Adults are dark slaty cinereous, the forewings with two very large black spots, the first bordered by whitish on two sides and the second bordered by a whitish slightly curved line on the inner side. There is a black discal dot, bordered by whitish, between these. The marginal dots are black.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris designatella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 619
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