Dichomeris pleuroleuca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Dichomeris |
Species: | D. pleuroleuca
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Binomial name | |
Dichomeris pleuroleuca Turner, 1919
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Dichomeris pleuroleuca is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]
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.[3]