| Dichomeris peristylis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. peristylis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris peristylis (Meyrick, 1904) | |
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Dichomeris peristylis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and Western Australia.[2]
The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings are whitish suffused with grey and with fuscous dots, one on the fold at one-fourth, the first discal about the middle, the second at three-fourths and the plical before the first discal. There is an interrupted blackish line around the apex and termen. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris peristylis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris peristylis (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
- ↑ Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland. 31 (10): 168.
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