Biology:Dichomeris ostensella
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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. ostensella
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| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris ostensella (Walker, 1864)
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Dichomeris ostensella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Guyana and Amazonas, Brazil.[2]
Adults are coal black, the forewings with a deep cupreous-black patch in the disc and a submarginal band of the same colour. There are two intermediate black cinereous-bordered dots and a few minute black marginal dots. The hindwings are dark cupreous.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, George (February 2005). "Scientific name search". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/search/.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris ostensella (Walker, 1864)". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/dichomeridinae/dichomeris/#ostensella. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ↑ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 618
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Wikidata ☰ Q13589533 entry
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