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Dichomeris achlyodes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Dichomeris

Dichomeris achlyodes is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are grey with conspicuous blackish dots and a larger median dot at one-fifth, preceded by a smaller dot beneath the fold, a small median dot at two-fifth, preceded by a larger dot on fold, a dot above middle, and a median dot at three-fifth, a dot on the tornus, another between this and third median dot, and sometimes a dot preceding this last. There is a series of dots around the apex and on the termen. The hindwings are grey.

References

Dichomeris achlyodes Wikipedia