Dichomeris aleatrix

Buffy dichomeris moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. aleatrix
Binomial name
Dichomeris aleatrix Hodges, 1986

Dichomeris aleatrix, the buffy dichomeris moth, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1986. ^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Ontario south to Tennessee and north to Illinois. ^{[2] [3]}

The length of the forewings is about 9 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to July and in September.

The larvae feed on Helianthus species, Helianthus hirsutus and Helianthus rigidus .

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris aleatrix​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 20, 2018.
2. Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris aleatrix Hodges, 1986". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
3. "420548.00 – 2291.1 – Dichomeris aleatrix – Buffy Dichomeris Moth – Hodges, 1986". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 17, 2019.