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Dichomeris explicata

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Species of moth

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

Dichomeris explicata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found on New Hanover Island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 17 mm (0.67 in).

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris explicata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris explicata (Meyrick, 1929)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (16): 510.
Taxon identifiers
Dichomeris explicata


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