| Dichomeris thalamopa | |
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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. thalamopa |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris thalamopa Meyrick, 1922 | |
Dichomeris thalamopa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.
The wingspan is about 10 mm (0.39 in). The forewings are glossy deep purple with a small orange mark surrounded with black towards the costa near the base and a slightly curved irregular black antemedian fascia edged on each side with orange-black-edged lines. The apical area is wholly blackish beyond an orange transverse line at four-fifths, making a strong rounded loop inwards in the disc, its costal edge whitish. The hindwings are dark fuscous.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris thalamopa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris thalamopa Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
- Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 112.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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| Dichomeris thalamopa | |
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