Dichomeris explicata
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
Dichomeris explicata is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Papua New Guinea.
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Quick facts about Dichomeris explicata
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does Dichomeris explicata live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
Dichomeris explicata is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is Dichomeris explicata endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is Dichomeris explicata classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusDichomeris
- SpeciesDichomeris explicata (Meyrick, 1929)
Synonyms Gaesa explicata
Relatives of Dichomeris explicata
Other species in the same genus Dichomeris.
Black-edged dichomeris
Dichomeris heriguronis
Indented dichomeris moth
Dichomeris inserrata
Palmerworm moth
Dichomeris ligulella
Buffy dichomeris
Dichomeris aleatrix
Bilobed dichomeris
Dichomeris bilobella
Copa dichomeris moth
Dichomeris copa
CompareDichomeris explicata vs Black-edged dichomerisDichomeris explicata vs Indented dichomeris mothDichomeris explicata vs Palmerworm mothDichomeris explicata vs Buffy dichomeris
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does Dichomeris explicata live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list Dichomeris explicata for 1 country: Papua New Guinea. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is Dichomeris explicata?
Dichomeris explicata (Dichomeris explicata) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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CreatureData. (2026). Dichomeris explicata (Dichomeris explicata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dichomeris-explicata
“Dichomeris explicata (Dichomeris explicata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dichomeris-explicata.
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