Dichomeris aleatrix

Dichomeris aleatrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. aleatrix
Binomial name
	Dichomeris aleatrix; Hodges, 1986

Dichomeris aleatrix, the buffy dichomeris moth, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1986.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Ontario south to Tennessee and north to Illinois.[2][3]

The length of the forewings is about 9 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to July and in September.

The larvae feed on Helianthus species, Helianthus hirsutus and Helianthus rigidus.

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris aleatrix". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris aleatrix Hodges, 1986". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
"420548.00 – 2291.1 – Dichomeris aleatrix – Buffy Dichomeris Moth – Hodges, 1986". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris aleatrix". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris aleatrix Hodges, 1986". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

[3] "420548.00 – 2291.1 – Dichomeris aleatrix – Buffy Dichomeris Moth – Hodges, 1986". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 17, 2019.