Dichomeris explicata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929.[1] It is found on New Hanover Island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. explicata
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| Dichomeris explicata (Meyrick, 1929)
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The wingspan is about 17 mm (0.67 in). The forewings are brownish ochreous, the costal edge suffused with pale ochreous from the base to three-fourths, the extreme base of the costa is blackish. The plical stigma is small and black and the posterior part of the costal and terminal edge are pale ochreous, with a series of small black dots. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]
References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris explicata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris explicata (Meyrick, 1929)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (16): 510.