Dichomeris contrita

Description

Dichomeris contrita is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Guyana and Brazil (Para). The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are dark iron-grey. The stigmata is 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.