Biology:Dichomeris diacrita
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Short description: Species of moth
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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. diacrita
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| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris diacrita (Diakonoff, [1968])
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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
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Dichomeris diacrita". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=100407. Note: This source has a year of description of 1967.
- ↑ Dichomeris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Bulletin of the United States National Museum 257: 152
Wikidata ☰ Q13589163 entry
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