Dichomeris paenitens

Dichomeris paenitens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. paenitens
Binomial name
	Dichomeris paenitens; (Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
	Pachysaris paenitens Meyrick, 1923;

Dichomeris paenitens is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1923.[1] It is found in Brazil (Amazonas).[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The forewings are rather dark grey. The stigmata is small, obscure, dark fuscous, with the plical slightly beyond the first discal. The hindwings (including neural pectens) are grey.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris paenitens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
Exotic Microlepidoptera 2 (20): 626

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris paenitens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[3] Exotic Microlepidoptera 2 (20): 626