Dichomeris intentella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Peru and Amazonas, 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. intentella
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| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris intentella (Walker, 1864)
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Adults are gilded ochraceous and have forewings with four irregular purplish bands. The first and third are interrupted, the first basal and the second forked in front. The fourth is connected on the interior border with the third. A row of black points is along the apical part of the costa and the exterior border.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris intentella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 627
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