Dichomeris melanophylla is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[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. melanophylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris melanophylla (Turner, 1919)
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The wingspan is about 13 mm (0.51 in). The forewings are blackish-fuscous with obscure blackish dots. There is a median spot at one-fifth extending on both sides of the fold. There is a median dot at two-fifths, shortly preceded by a dot nearer the costa, and by another on the fold, and another median dot at three-fifths. The terminal edge is blackish. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris melanophylla". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31 (10) : 131
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