Dichomeris microdoxa

Dichomeris microdoxa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932.[1] It is found on Java in Indonesia.[2]

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

The larvae feed on Macaranga species.

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris microdoxa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018. Note: This source gives 1934 as the year of description.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris microdoxa (Meyrick, 1932)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 26, 2020.


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