Dichomeris marginata

Dichomeris marginata
	Dichomeris marginata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. marginata
Binomial name
	Dichomeris marginata; (Walsingham, 1891)
Synonyms
	Brachycrossata marginataWalsingham, 1891;

Last updated February 09, 2024

Dichomeris marginata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1891.^[1] It is found in Gambia.^[2]

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings are pale fawn-brown with a discal spot before the middle and a band of even width from the apex to the anal angle, but not reaching the costal margin, greyish fuscous. There is also an obscure outwardly oblique costal streak of the same colour before the apex and a very faint indication of a second spot at the end of the cell. The hindwings are greyish-fuscous.^[3]

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris marginata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 21, 2018.
↑ Afro Moths
↑ Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1891 (1) : 99 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 marginata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1891 (1) : 99 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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