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Dichomeris caryophragma

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Dichomeris caryophragma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. caryophragma
Binomial name
Dichomeris caryophragma
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Myrophila caryophragma Meyrick, 1923

Dichomeris caryophragma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923.[1] It is found in Guyana and Pará, Brazil.[2]

The wingspan is 20–23 mm (0.79–0.91 in). The forewings are ferruginous ochreous, suffused with ferruginous-brown costal and subcostal streaks confluent posteriorly and not reaching the apex. The costal edge is suffused with dark fuscous and there are two ferruginous-brown dots obliquely placed in the disc at one-third, sometimes absorbed in the subcostal streak. There is also an inwards-oblique streak from the subcostal streak before the middle to the dorsum concealing the anterior stigmata, a shorter less oblique streak on the end of the cell, and two hardly curved obscure shades enclosing a subterminal shade of ground colour. A marginal series of blackish triangular dots is found around the apex and termen. 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 caryophragma​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris caryophragma (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (20): 624. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.