Dichomeris acrolychna is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922.[1] It is found in Pará, Brazil.[2] The wingspan is 9–11 mm (0.35–0.43 in). The forewings are rather dark ashy fuscous, obscurely whitish speckled. The stigmata are dark fuscous or ferruginous brown, the plical somewhat beyond the first discal. There is a curved dark ferruginous-brown subterminal shade sometimes perceptible. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]
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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. acrolychna
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| Dichomeris acrolychna Meyrick, 1922
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References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris acrolychna". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris acrolychna Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via FUNET.
- ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 112.
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