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Dichomeris hylurga

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Dichomeris

Dichomeris hylurga is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Zimbabwe.

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are bronzy-fuscous, more or less ochreous-tinged towards the costa anteriorly and the base of the costal edge is dark fuscous. The stigmata is dark fuscous, the plical obliquely before the first discal. There is a moderate terminal fascia of rather darker fuscous suffusion. The hindwings are rather dark grey.

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Dichomeris hylurga Wikipedia