Dichomeris contrita
Dichomeris contrita is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1922.[1] It is found in Guyana and Brazil (Para).[2]
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The wingspan is about 19 mm (0.75 in). The forewings are dark iron-grey. The stigmata are small, dark fuscous, the plical beneath the first discal and an additional dot beneath the second discal. The hindwings are rather light grey, the scales farinose with a darker grey streak along the upper part of the termen and a short basal pecten of whitish-ochreous scales, as well as a slight one on the lower margin of the cell.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris contrita". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1922 : 105
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