Dichomeris contentella

Dichomeris contentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. contentella
Binomial name
Dichomeris contentella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia contentella Walker, 1864

Dichomeris contentella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864.[1] It is found on Borneo.[2]

Adults are slaty-cinereous, the forewings with two blackish discal points and a straight exterior line, as well as a fawn-coloured streak along the apical part of the costa. The marginal dots are black. The hindwings are brownish cinereous.[3]

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