Dichomeris contentella

Dichomeris contentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
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 family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found on Borneo.

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.

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris contentella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
↑ Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris contentella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
↑ British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Walker, Francis; Gray, John Edward (26 December 2017). "List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum". London: Printed by order of the Trustees – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris contentella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris contentella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[3] British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Walker, Francis; Gray, John Edward (26 December 2017). "List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum". London: Printed by order of the Trustees – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.