Dichomeris alacella (Dichomeris alacella)

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Common Names in English:

Dichomeris alacella

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,135 meters (0 to 3,724 feet).[1]

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Cohort: Myoglossata ()
        Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera ()
        Order: Lepidoptera () - Butterflies and Moths
        Suborder: Glossata ()
        Infraorder: Heteroneura ()
        Superfamily: Gelechioidea ()
        Family: Gelechiidae () -
        Subfamily: Dichomeridinae ()
        Genus: Dichomeris () - Hübner, 1818
        Specific name: alacella - Clemens 1862
        Scientific name: - Dichomeris alacella Clemens 1862

Name Status: Accepted Name .

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:

GBIF-Sweden: Bugs (GBIF-SE:Artdatabanken)
GBIF-Sweden: Lepidoptera (Specimens NRM)
inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn
Natural History Museum, University of Oslo: Norwegian Lepidoptera collection, Oslo
University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology: Lepidoptera collection of Hannu Saarenmaa

Mean = 556.700 meters (1,826.444 feet), Standard Deviation = 527.060 based on 30 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]