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Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dichomeris melitura is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916.[1] It is found in southern India.[2]
Dichomeris melitura | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Dichomeris |
Species: | D. melitura |
Binomial name | |
Dichomeris melitura (Meyrick, 1916) | |
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The wingspan is about 18 mm (0.71 in). The forewings are dark ashy grey with a faint violet tinge, sprinkled with black specks and with a short oblique black streak in the disc at one-third. The costal edge is shortly blackish beyond the middle. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]
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