Dichomeris cirrhostola 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. cirrhostola
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| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris cirrhostola Turner, 1919
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The wingspan is 14–17 mm (0.55–0.67 in). The forewings are whitish-ochreous with the costal edge fuscous at the base and with some ochreous-fuscous irroration before the lower part of the termen. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish.[3]
References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris cirrhostola". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 169
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