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Dichomeris rufusella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Dichomeris

Dichomeris rufusella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Ponomarenko and Ueda in 2004. It is found in Thailand.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are greyish orange with scattered dark brown scales forming irregular transverse streaks and small dots. The pattern of the forewings consists of a dark brown area on the costal margin and twelve or thirteen dark brown costal marks. The hindwings are greyish brown, darker distally and with the basal part of the costal margin with white scales.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin ruf (meaning reddish).

References

Dichomeris rufusella Wikipedia