Dichomeris porphyrogramma

Dichomeris porphyrogramma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. porphyrogramma
Binomial name
	Dichomeris porphyrogramma; (Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
	Trichotaphe porphyrogramma Meyrick, 1914; Trichotaphe porphyrogramma – Meyrick, 1922 (redescription);

Dichomeris porphyrogramma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914.^[1] It is found in Guyana, Peru, and Pará, Brazil.^[2]

The wingspan is 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in). The forewings are pale ochreous, suffused with bright deep ferruginous or ferruginous brown. All veins and the costa are marked with purple-blue or violet-grey streaks. The hindwings are dark grey, lighter anteriorly.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris porphyrogramma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris porphyrogramma (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1914: 279. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris porphyrogramma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris porphyrogramma (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.

[3] Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1914: 279. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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