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Dichomeris hirculella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Dichomeris

Dichomeris hirculella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Busck in 1909. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Indiana, New Hampshire and Connecticut.

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are ochreous fuscous, mottled with black scales and with larger irregular, blackish spots, of which two or three are found on the cell, one or two at the end of the cell, and five or six on the apical fourth. There is an indistinct series of blackish dots around the apical edge, more or less confluent. The hindwings are opaque, light fuscous.

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Dichomeris hirculella Wikipedia