Dichomeris pleuroleuca

Dichomeris pleuroleuca
Scientific classification
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 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]

References

^ 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.
^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 169

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[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

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