Dichomeris contentella
| Dichomeris contentella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. contentella |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris contentella (Walker, 1864) | |
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Dichomeris contentella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found on Borneo.[2]
Adults are slaty cinereous, the forewings with two blackish discal points and a straight exterior line, as well as a fawn-coloured streak along the apical part of the costa. The marginal dots are black. The hindwings are brownish cinereous.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris contentella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris contentella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ↑ British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Walker, Francis; Gray, John Edward (26 December 2017). "List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum". London: Printed by order of the Trustees – via Internet Archive.
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