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Dichomeris pleuroleuca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. pleuroleuca
Binomial name
Dichomeris pleuroleuca Turner, 1919

Dichomeris pleuroleuca is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 20 mm (0.79 in). The forewings are fuscous with a broad ochreous-whitish the costal streak from the base nearly to the apex, narrowing posteriorly, with a small angular projection on the lower edge at one-thirds. The hindwings are grey-whitish.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris pleuroleuca​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
3. Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 169 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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