Dichomeris pectinella

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Dichomeris pectinella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. pectinella
Binomial name
Dichomeris pectinella
(Forbes, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe pectinellaForbes, 1931

Dichomeris pectinella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1931. [1] It is found in Puerto Rico. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris pectinella (Forbes, 1931)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 11, 2018.