Dichomeris costarufoella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. costarufoella
Binomial name
Dichomeris costarufoella
(Chambers, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia costa-rufoella Chambers, 1874
  • Trichotaphe costirufella Meyrick, 1925

Dichomeris costarufoella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1874.[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois and Louisiana to Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas and Manitoba.[3]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are dark gray to black with a yellowish-brown basal patch that extends about halfway along the costa as a tapering streak. There are several small pale spots in the median area and a larger irregular-shaped spot in the postmedial area. The subterminal line is blackish, diffuse and inconspicuous. The hindwings are whitish or pale gray.[4] Adults are on wing from April to October.

The larvae feed on Rudbeckia species.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  2. ↑ "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  3. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ Clemens, B. 1860. Contributions to American Lepidopterology - No. 4. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1860: 166
  5. ↑ Bug Guide


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