Dichomeris ustalella

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Dichomeris ustalella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. ustalella
Binomial name
Dichomeris ustalella
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Tinea ustalellaFabricius, 1794
  • Tinea capucinellaHübner, 1796
  • Ypsolophus cornutusFabricius, 1798

Dichomeris ustalella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. [1] It is found in south-eastern Siberia, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Korea, Japan, China (Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Yunnan) [2] and Europe, where it has been recorded from most of the continent, except for Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and Scandinavia. [3]

The wingspan is 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in). Adults are on wing in May and June.

The larvae feed on Tilia cordata , Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii , Betula , Carpinus and Acer species, as well as Fagus silvatica and Quercus serrata . They feed from in between leaves spun together. [4] Pupation takes places amongst detritus on the ground. [5]

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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 ustalella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET . Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. Fauna Europaea
  4. UKmoths
  5. Lepidoptera of Belgium