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Dichomeris antisticta

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Species of moth

Dichomeris antisticta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. antisticta
Binomial name
Dichomeris antisticta
(Meyrick, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Cymotricha antisticta Meyrick, 1929

Dichomeris antisticta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is known from southern India.

The wingspan is about 17 mm.

The larvae feed on Terminalia tomentosa.

References

  1. Ponomarenko, M. G. (October–November 1997). "Catalogue of the Subfamily Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) of the Asia" (PDF). Far Eastern Entomologist. 50: 1–67. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2013.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (16): 511.
Taxon identifiers
Dichomeris antisticta


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