Dichomeris simaoensis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hou-Hun Li and Hong-Jian Wang in 1997. It is found in China (Hong Kong, Tibet, Yunnan) and Thailand.[1]

Dichomeris simaoensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. simaoensis
Binomial name
Dichomeris simaoensis
H.-H. Li & H.-J. Wang, 1997

The wingspan is 18–21 mm.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris simaoensis Li & Wang, 1997". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  2. ^ Li, H. H.; Zhen, H.; Kendrick, R. C. & Sterling, M. J. (March 2010). "Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Taxonomic study on the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 38 (149): 74.
  3. ^ Li, Houhun; Zheng, Zhemin & Wang, Hongjian. "Description of seven new species of the genus Dichomeris Hübner from China (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Entomologia Sinica. 4 (3): 220–230. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7917.1997.tb00094.x.