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Dichomeris leucocosma

Synonyms: Trichotaphe leucocosma

Wikipedia Abstract

Dichomeris leucocosma is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Malawi. 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.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0