Dichomeris atomogypsa

Dichomeris atomogypsa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is known from Korea and the Japanese islands of Honshu and Shikoku.[1]

Dichomeris atomogypsa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. atomogypsa
Binomial name
Dichomeris atomogypsa
(Meyrick, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Gaesa atomogypsa Meyrick, 1932

The larvae feed on Quercus acutissima, Q. dentata, and Q. serrata.

References
  1. Ponomarenko, M. G. (October–November 1997). "Catalogue of the Subfamily Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) of the Asia" (PDF). Far Eastern Entomologist. 50: 1–67. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2013.


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