Dichomeris leucocosma
| Dichomeris leucocosma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. leucocosma |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris leucocosma (Meyrick, 1916) | |
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Dichomeris leucocosma is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1916.[1] It is found in Malawi.[2]
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are pale lilac-grey irregularly mixed with dark fuscous, especially posteriorly. There is a narrow suffused ochreous-white costal streak from the base, broadest at the base, terminating in a triangular ochreous-white patch at two-thirds reaching half across the wing. There is a white dot representing the plical stigma. The hindwings are grey.[3]
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