''Dichomeris punctidiscellus'', the spotted dichomeris moth, is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

in the family

Gelechiidae The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy (biology), taxonomy ...

. It was described by

James Brackenridge Clemens James Brackenridge Clemens (31 January 1825, in Wheeling, West Virginia, Wheeling, Virginia – 11 January 1867, in Easton, Pennsylvania) was an American entomologist who specialized in Lepidoptera. He described many new species. His collection of ...

in 1863. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern

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, southern

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and

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and south-eastern

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. The

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is about 18 mm. The forewings are pale ocherous, dusted and brown, along the costa towards the base paler, rather whitish. At the base of the fold is a brown dot, two of the same hue about the middle of the wing, and one or two, also brown, at about the end of the disc. Near the tip is an indistinct yellowish line, with a brown band exterior to it. The hindmargin has a series of blackish dots at the base of the cilia. The hindwings are somewhat plumbeous gray.Clemens, B. 1863. American Micro-Lepidoptera. ''Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia'' 2: 123

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