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Dichomeris chinganella

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Dichomeris chinganella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. chinganella
Binomial name
Dichomeris chinganella
(Christoph, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Nothris chinganella Christoph, 1882

Dichomeris chinganella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1882.[1] It is found in south-eastern Siberia,[2] Japan and Turkey.

The length of the forewings is 9–10 mm. The forewings are reddish grey with whitish, yellowish or dark brownish strigulation and four blackish-brown spots. The hindwings are light brownish grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 57 (1): 32 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.