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Dichomeris ampycota

(Dichomeris ampycota)

Description

Dichomeris ampycota is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is known from Sri Lanka. The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are purplish-fuscous, suffused with ferruginous-brownish except towards the costa anteriorly. The costal edge and cilia are ferruginous from three-fourths to the apex and the stigmata is obscure and dark fuscous, each marked with a grey-whitish dot. The discal is approximated and the plical smaller, rather before the first discal. There is also a spot of dark fuscous suffusion on the dorsum rather beyond the second discal. The hindwings are grey.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Dichomeris
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