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Dichomeris bitinctella

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Species of moth

Dichomeris bitinctella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. bitinctella
Binomial name
Dichomeris bitinctella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Oecophora bitinctella Walker, 1864

Dichomeris bitinctella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found on Borneo.

Adults are ferruginous, the forewings tinged with chalybeous (steel blue), most prevalent along the costa and forming a band on the exterior border.

References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris bitinctella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  3. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 675 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Dichomeris bitinctella


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