Dichomeris terracocta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Dichomeris |
Species: | D. terracocta |
Binomial name | |
Dichomeris terracocta (Walsingham, 1911) |
Dichomeris terracocta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, in 1911. Found in Panama, its wingspan is about 15 millimetres (0.59 in), the forewings are clay-red, and the hindwings are reddish grey.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris terracocta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- Biol. centr.-amer. Lep. Heterocera 4 : 87 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Dichomeris terracocta |
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