Dichomeris ochripalpella

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Dichomeris ochripalpella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. ochripalpella
Binomial name
Dichomeris ochripalpella
(Zeller, 1873) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia (Trichotaphe) ochripalpellaZeller, 1873
  • Trichotaphe alacellaClemens, 1862
  • Gelechia goodellellaChambers, 1881

Dichomeris ochripalpella, the shining dichomeris moth, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1873. [2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Quebec and southern Ontario to New Jersey, North Carolina and Arkansas. [3]

The length of the forewings is 5.4–6.5 mm (0.21–0.26 in). [4] The forewings are deep brown, with a steel-blue, shining streak along the costa, extending from the base to an orange-yellow costal spot at the beginning of the apical cilia, and deeply excised in the middle of the wing. Beneath the excised portion and near the inner margin is a short, steel-blue streak, and the costal streak emits a slender line to the inner margin, opposite the costal orange-yellow spot. The hindmargin has a series of steel-blue dots. The hindwings are fuscous. [5] Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Aster and Solidago species. [6]

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References

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  4. Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images Archived 2015-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 1 (5) : 132 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  6. Bug Guide