Dichomeris agonia

Dichomeris agonia is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario, Massachusetts and Illinois to Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas and Pennsylvania.[3]

Dichomeris agonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. agonia
Binomial name
Dichomeris agonia
Hodges, 1986[1]
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe trinotella Busck, 1906 (preocc.)

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The forewings are dark brown, with three prominent light ochreous dots, one on the middle of the wing, another smaller one just below it on the fold, and the third and largest at the end of the cell. At the beginning of the costal cilia are a few ochreous scales. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from January to November.

The larvae feed on Oenothera, Aster and Solidago species.

References
  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris agonia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  3. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. Canadian Entomologist 38 (4) : 122


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