Dichomeris porphyrogramma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in Guyana, Peru, and Pará, Brazil.[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. porphyrogramma
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| Dichomeris porphyrogramma (Meyrick, 1914)
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The wingspan is 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in). The forewings are pale ochreous, suffused with bright deep ferruginous or ferruginous brown. All veins and the costa are marked with purple-blue or violet-grey streaks. The hindwings are dark grey, lighter anteriorly.[3]
References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris porphyrogramma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris porphyrogramma (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
- ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1914: 279.
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