Dichomeris ustalella

Dichomeris ustalella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in south-eastern Siberia, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Korea, Japan, China (Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Yunnan)[2] and Europe, where it has been recorded from most of the continent, except for Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and Scandinavia.[3]

Dichomeris ustalella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. ustalella
Binomial name
Dichomeris ustalella
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Tinea ustalella Fabricius, 1794
  • Tinea capucinella Hübner, 1796
  • Ypsolophus cornutus Fabricius, 1798

The wingspan is 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in). Adults are on wing in May and June.

The larvae feed on Tilia cordata, Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii, Betula, Carpinus and Acer species, as well as Fagus silvatica and Quercus serrata. They feed from in between leaves spun together.[4] Pupation takes places amongst detritus on the ground.[5]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris ustalella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. Fauna Europaea
  4. UKmoths
  5. Lepidoptera of Belgium


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