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Dichomeris porphyrogramma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Dichomeris

Dichomeris porphyrogramma is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Guyana, Brazil (Para) and Peru.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, suffused with bright deep ferruginous or ferruginous-brown. All veins and the costa are marked with purple-blue or violet-grey streaks. The hindwings are dark grey, lighter anteriorly.

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Dichomeris porphyrogramma Wikipedia