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Dichomeris hylurga
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. hylurga
Binomial name
Dichomeris hylurga Meyrick, 1921

Dichomeris hylurga is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Zimbabwe.

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are bronzy fuscous, more or less ochreous tinged towards the costa anteriorly and the base of the costal edge is dark fuscous. The stigmata are dark fuscous, the plical obliquely before the first discal. There is a moderate terminal fascia of rather darker fuscous suffusion. The hindwings are rather dark grey.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris hylurga​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris hylurga Meyrick, 1921". Afromoths. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
3. Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 83 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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