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Dichomeris lucrifuga

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Dichomeris

Dichomeris lucrifuga is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Brazil (Para).

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are light brownish ochreous slightly sprinkled blackish. The stigmata is moderate, blackish, the plical obliquely before first the discal. There is a short blackish mark on the costa at two-thirds and a small irregular dark grey spot almost at the apex. There is also a marginal series of black dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey.

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Dichomeris lucrifuga Wikipedia