Dichomeris vetustella

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

Dichomeris vetustella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Brazil (Amazonas).[2]

Adults are greenish gold-brown, the forewings cinereous towards the tips and with cinereous veins, as well as three yellowish subcostal slightly oblique lines. There is also an irregular red line along the end of the disc. The hindwings are greenish gold-cinereous.[3]

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