| Dichomeris diacrita | |
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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. diacrita |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris diacrita (Diakonoff, ) | |
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Dichomeris diacrita is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1968. It is found on Luzon in the Philippines.
Description
The wingspan is about 14.5 mm. The forewings are light milky green with blackish and white markings. There is a transverse series of small blackish scales at one-fifth and another similar transverse series from below two-thirds of the costa, as well as a short transverse mark on the dorsum beyond the middle. The hindwings are dark bronze blackish fuscous.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris diacrita". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018. Note: This source has a year of description of 1967.
- Dichomeris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Bulletin of the United States National Museum 257: 152
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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| Dichomeris diacrita | |
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