''Dichomeris centracma'' is a

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in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in

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and southern

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. The

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is about . The forewings are light grey finely speckled with white and with the costal edge finely white except towards the apex. The stigmata are cloudy, with the dark grey plical obliquely beyond the first discal, the second discal forming an oblique mark. There is an elongate black mark on the costa beyond the middle, pointed anteriorly, as well as a small black apical dot. The hindwings are light grey.''Exotic Microlepidoptera''. 3 (1-2): 4.
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Moths described in 1923 centracma {{Dichomeris-stub