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Dichomeris siranta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. siranta
Binomial name
Dichomeris siranta (Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
Trichotaphe siranta Meyrick, 1913

Dichomeris siranta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Assam, India.

The wingspan is 16–17 mm (0.63–0.67 in). The forewings are ochreous, sometimes tinged with fuscous and with the costal edge fuscous. The stigmata are dark fuscous, the first discal conspicuous, others little marked, the plical somewhat beyond the first discal. There is a narrow fuscous terminal fascia, widest beneath the apex and narrowed to the tornus. There is also an interrupted dark fuscous terminal line. The hindwings are dark grey.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris siranta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
2. Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris siranta (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
3. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (1): 179. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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