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Dichomeris amphicoma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Dichomeris

Dichomeris amphicoma is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1912. It is found in Brazil (São Paulo).

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are light ochreous-brownish, strewn with dark fuscous strigulae and with a blackish streak suffused with darker brown running from the base of the dorsum to the costa just above the apex. The costal area above this is paler ochreous. The hindwings are grey.

References

Dichomeris amphicoma Wikipedia