Dichomeris pleuroleuca

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Dichomeris pleuroleuca
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. pleuroleuca
Binomial name
Dichomeris pleuroleuca
Turner, 1919

Dichomeris pleuroleuca is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. [1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. [2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm (0.79 in). The forewings are fuscous with a broad ochreous-whitish the costal streak from the base nearly to the apex, narrowing posteriorly, with a small angular projection on the lower edge at one-thirds. The hindwings are grey-whitish. [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris pleuroleuca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET . Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 169 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .