Dichomeris baxa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. baxa
Binomial name
Dichomeris baxa
Hodges, 1986

Dichomeris baxa 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 California.[2][3]

Adults have been recorded on wing from April to July and again in October.

The larvae feed on Corethrogyne californica and Corethrogyne filaginifolia.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris baxa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris baxa Hodges, 1986". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  3. "420569.00 – 2303.1 – Dichomeris baxa – Hodges, 1986". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 17, 2019.


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