Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Dichomeris | |
Dichomeris melitura is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1916. It is found in southern India.
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are dark ashy-grey with a faint violet tinge, sprinkled with black specks and with a short oblique black streak in the disc at one-third. The costal edge is shortly blackish beyond the middle. The hindwings are dark grey.
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