Dichomeris leucocosma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Dichomeris |
Species: | D. leucocosma
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Binomial name | |
Dichomeris leucocosma (Meyrick, 1916)
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Dichomeris leucocosma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916.[1] It is found in Malawi.[2]
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are pale lilac grey irregularly mixed with dark fuscous, especially posteriorly. There is a narrow suffused ochreous-white costal streak from the base, broadest at the base, terminating in a triangular ochreous-white patch at two-thirds reaching halfway across the wing. There is a white dot representing the plical stigma. The hindwings are grey.[3]