Dichomeris melitura
| Dichomeris melitura | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. melitura |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris melitura (Meyrick, 1916) | |
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Dichomeris melitura is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1916.[1] It is found in southern India.[2]
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are dark ashy-grey with a faint violet tinge, sprinkled with black specks and with a short oblique black streak in the disc at one-third. The costal edge is shortly blackish beyond the middle. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]
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