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Dichomeris intentella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Dichomeris

Dichomeris intentella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas) and Peru.

Adults are gilded ochraceous, the forewings with four irregular purplish bands, the first and third interrupted, the first basal and the second forked in front. The fourth is connected on the interior border with the third. There is a row of black points along the apical part of the costa and along the exterior border.

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Dichomeris intentella Wikipedia