Dichomeris contentella

Dichomeris contentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. contentella
Binomial name
	Dichomeris contentella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Gelechia contentella Walker, 1864;

Dichomeris contentella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found on Borneo.[2]

Adults are slaty cinereous, the forewings with two blackish discal points and a straight exterior line, as well as a fawn-coloured streak along the apical part of the costa. The marginal dots are black. The hindwings are brownish cinereous.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris contentella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris contentella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Walker, Francis; Gray, John Edward (26 December 2017). "List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum". London: Printed by order of the Trustees – via Internet Archive.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris contentella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris contentella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[3] British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Walker, Francis; Gray, John Edward (26 December 2017). "List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum". London: Printed by order of the Trustees – via Internet Archive.