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Dichomeris balioella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Dichomeris

Dichomeris balioella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Ponomarenko and Ueda in 2004. It is found in Thailand.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are yellowish grey with irregular short dark brown transverse streaks, formed by scattered scales. The costal margin is dark brown in the basal one-seventh and with nine to ten dark brown short costal marks and small spots. There are six dark brown dots along the apex and termen. The hindwings are brownish grey, but darker distally.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek bali- (meaning the spotted).

References

Dichomeris balioella Wikipedia