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Dichomeris contentella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Dichomeris

Dichomeris contentella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found on Borneo.

Adults are slaty-cinereous, the forewings with two blackish discal points and a straight exterior line, as well as a fawn-coloured streak along the apical part of the costa. The marginal dots are black. The hindwings are brownish cinereous.

References

Dichomeris contentella Wikipedia