| Dichomeris melichrous | |
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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. melichrous |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris melichrous (Meyrick, 1904) | |
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Dichomeris melichrous is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.
The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The forewings are whitish grey ochreous, the dorsal two-thirds tinged with light brown reddish. There is a small brown-reddish spot on the dorsum at one-fourth. The stigmata are faintly traceable, reddish, with the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are whitish grey, with a faint purplish tinge.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris melichrous". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris melichrous (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
- Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II ): 432 – via Internet Archive.
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| Dichomeris melichrous | |
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