Biology:Dichomeris melichrous
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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. melichrous
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| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris melichrous (Meyrick, 1904)
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Dichomeris melichrous is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904.[1] It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[2]
The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The forewings are whitish grey ochreous, the dorsal two-thirds tinged with light brown reddish. There is a small brown-reddish spot on the dorsum at one-fourth. The stigmata are faintly traceable, reddish, with the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are whitish grey, with a faint purplish tinge.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Dichomeris melichrous". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=100587.
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris melichrous (Meyrick, 1904)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/dichomeridinae/dichomeris/#melichrous.
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29 (part II [number 114]): 432. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsoflin29linn#page/432/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q13589449 entry
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