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Dichomeris stromatias

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Dichomeris

Dichomeris stromatias is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are dull greyish-crimson with the costal edge yellow-ferruginous from near the base to near the apex. The stigmata is indicated by whitish dots, the second discal by two longitudinally placed, the plical rather obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are grey, with the veins darker.

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Dichomeris stromatias Wikipedia