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Dichomeris lucrifuga
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. lucrifuga
Binomial name
Dichomeris lucrifuga Meyrick, 1923

Dichomeris lucrifuga is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Pará, Brazil.

The wingspan is about 9 mm (0.35 in). The forewings are of a light, brownish, ochreous hue sprinkled with black. The stigmata are moderate, blackish, the plical obliquely before first the discal. There is a short blackish mark on the costa at two-thirds and a small irregular dark grey spot almost at the apex. There is also a marginal series of black dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris lucrifuga​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
2. Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris lucrifuga Meyrick, 1923". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
3. Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera 2: 620 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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