Dichomeris microsphena

Dichomeris microsphena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. microsphena
Binomial name
	Dichomeris microsphena; Meyrick, 1921

Last updated March 21, 2026

Dichomeris microsphena is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.^[1] It is found in China (Hong Kong), Taiwan, north-eastern India and Java, Indonesia.^[2]

The wingspan is 12.5–14 mm.^[3]

The larvae feed on Bridelia ovata .^[4]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris microsphena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 21, 2018.
↑ Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris microsphena Meyrick, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
↑ Li, H. H.; Zhen, H.; Kendrick, R. C. & Sterling, M. J. (March 2010). "Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Taxonomic study on the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 38 (149): 77.
↑ Insecta Koreana 12: 35

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris microsphena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris microsphena Meyrick, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 6, 2020.

[3] Li, H. H.; Zhen, H.; Kendrick, R. C. & Sterling, M. J. (March 2010). "Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Taxonomic study on the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 38 (149): 77.

[4] Insecta Koreana 12: 35

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