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Dichomeris semicuprata

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Dichomeris semicuprata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. semicuprata
Binomial name
Dichomeris semicuprata
(Meyrick, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe semicuprata Meyrick, 1922

Dichomeris semicuprata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922.[1]

Distribution

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Dichomeris semicuprata can be found in the country of Peru.[2]

Physical Features

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The wingspan is about 14 mm (0.55 in). The forewings are dark violet grey with a fine yellowish supramedian line from the base to one-fourth and two slight yellow marks between the apex of this and the costa. There is a moderate blackish fascia before the middle, not reaching the dorsum. A coppery-brown-reddish patch occupies nearly all of the apical half of the wing, edged anteriorly with ochreous whitish towards the costa. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris semicuprata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris semicuprata (Meyrick, 1922)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 109.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.