Dichomeris costarufoella

Dichomeris costarufoella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1874.[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois and Louisiana to Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas and Manitoba.[3]

Dichomeris costarufoella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. costarufoella
Binomial name
Dichomeris costarufoella
(Chambers, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia costa-rufoella Chambers, 1874
  • Trichotaphe costirufella Meyrick, 1925

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are dark gray to black with a yellowish-brown basal patch that extends about halfway along the costa as a tapering streak. There are several small pale spots in the median area and a larger irregular-shaped spot in the postmedial area. The subterminal line is blackish, diffuse and inconspicuous. The hindwings are whitish or pale gray.[4] Adults are on wing from April to October.

The larvae feed on Rudbeckia species.[5]

References
  1. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  2. "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  4. Clemens, B. 1860. Contributions to American Lepidopterology - No. 4. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1860: 166
  5. Bug Guide


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