Dichomeris lespedezae

Dichomeris lespedezae is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 1994.[1] It is found in south-eastern Siberia, Korea and Japan.[2]

Dichomeris lespedezae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. lespedezae
Binomial name
Dichomeris lespedezae
Park, 1994

The length of the forewings is 6.5–7 mm. The forewings are light orange, with a dark fuscous fascia along the anterior margin at the basal one-third, followed by three or four dark fuscous oblique strigulae. The hindwings are grey, darker towards the distal part.[3]

The larvae feed on Lespedeza species.

References
  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris lespedezae Park, 1994". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  3. Insecta Koreana 11: 4


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