| Dichomeris designatella | |
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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. designatella |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris designatella (Walker, 1864) | |
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Dichomeris designatella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Peru and Amazonas, Brazil.
Adults are dark slaty cinereous, the forewings with two very large black spots, the first bordered by whitish on two sides and the second bordered by a whitish slightly curved line on the inner side. There is a black discal dot, bordered by whitish, between these. The marginal dots are black.
References
- Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris designatella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 619
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