Dichomeris designatella

Dichomeris designatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. designatella
Binomial name
	Dichomeris designatella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Gelechia designatella Walker, 1864;

Dichomeris designatella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.^[1] It is found in Peru and Amazonas, Brazil.^[2]

Adults are dark slaty cinereous, the forewings with two very large black spots, the first bordered by whitish on two sides and the second bordered by a whitish slightly curved line on the inner side. There is a black discal dot, bordered by whitish, between these. The marginal dots are black.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
^ Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris designatella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 619

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[1] Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris designatella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[3] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 619

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