Dinochares
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Dinochares is a genus of moth
in the family Lecithoceridae
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the family Lecithoceridae
Lecithoceridae
Lecithoceridae is a family of small moths. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalaya ecozone and the southern part of the Palaearctic ecozone.-Systematics:...
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Selected species
- Dinochares conotoma (Meyrick, 1908)
- Dinochares notolepisDinochares notolepisDinochares notolepis is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 12-18 mm. The forewings are elongated and rather lanceolate without a characteristic pattern...
K.T.Park, 1999