| Dichomeris physocoma | |
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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. physocoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris physocoma Meyrick, 1926 | |
Dichomeris physocoma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in Sierra Leone.
The wingspan is about 13 mm (0.51 in). The forewings are violet grey with a small whitish-ochreous spot on the costa before three-fourths and minute blackish marginal dots around the apical part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are rather dark grey.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris physocoma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris physocoma Meyrick, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (9): 286.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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