Dichomeris aleatrix

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Dichomeris aleatrix
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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 .

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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.


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