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Dichomeris permundella

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Dichomeris permundella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. permundella
Binomial name
Dichomeris permundella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia permundella Walker, 1864
  • Gelechia tactella Walker, 1864

Dichomeris permundella 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 slaty cinereous, the forewings with three cupreous-brown marks, the first and second bordered by cinereous. The first also forming an elongated spot, which rests on the interior border before the middle. The third forms a dot in the exterior disc, bordered with cinereous on the inner side. The exterior border is pale fawn colour with black points.[3]

References

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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 permundella (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: 608Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.