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Dichomeris antisticta

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Dichomeris antisticta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. antisticta
Binomial name
Dichomeris antisticta
(Meyrick, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Cymotricha antisticta Meyrick, 1929

Dichomeris antisticta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is known from southern India.[1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Terminalia tomentosa.

References

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  1. ^ Ponomarenko, M. G. (October–November 1997). "Catalogue of the Subfamily Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) of the Asia" (PDF). Far Eastern Entomologist. 50: 1–67. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2013.
  2. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (16): 511.