Biology:Dichomeris macroxyla
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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. macroxyla
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| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris macroxyla (Meyrick, 1913)
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Dichomeris macroxyla is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Assam, India.[2]
The wingspan is 18–20 mm (0.71–0.79 in). The forewings are whitish ochreous, the posterior two-thirds of the costa, and dorsum and termen throughout rather broadly suffused with brown, darkest on the margin of the wing, cut at the apex by a fine streak of ground colour. The stigmata is minute, blackish, the plical slightly before the first discal. A black line runs around the apex and termen. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Dichomeris macroxyla". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=100570.
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris macroxyla (Meyrick, 1913)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/dichomeridinae/dichomeris/#macroxyla.
- ↑ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (1): 180.
Wikidata ☰ Q13589426 entry
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