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Dichomeris subdentata

(Dichomeris subdentata)

Description

Dichomeris subdentata is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Brazil (Para). The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are leaden-grey with a triangular blackish finely white-edged blotch from the dorsum before the middle, nearly reaching the costa. There is a round blackish finely white-edged spot in the disc touching the posterior fascia and also a broad blackish fascia from three-fourths of the costa to the tornus, edged anteriorly by a fine white hardly oblique line. There is also an irregular blackish marginal line around the apex and termen preceded by a white line. The hindwings are dark fuscous.

Taxonomic tree:

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