Plocamosaris Telegraphella
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''Plocamosaris telegraphella'' is a
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil. Adults are dull reddish, the forewings with a paler red costal stripe and with a silvery-white subcostal line extending along nearly half the length from the tip. There is a deep black costal line in front of the subcostal line, obliquely intersected by four little silvery-white streaks.''List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum'' 35: 1839
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Moths described in 1866 Dichomeridinae {{Dichomeridinae-stub