Dichomeris georgiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. georgiella
Binomial name
Dichomeris georgiella
(Walker, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Depressaria georgiella Walker, 1866
  • Ypsolophus caryaefoliella Chambers, 1872
  • Nothris bimaculella Chambers, 1877
  • Dichomeris mollis Barnes & Busck, 1920

Dichomeris georgiella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from south-eastern Canada and Maine, south to Florida, west to Texas, Oklahoma and Illinois. It has also been recorded from Colorado and Arizona.[3][4]

The wingspan is 19–21 mm. The forewings are light ochreous fuscous sprinkled with black, the costal edge narrowly and faintly touched with brick red. There is a small inconspicuous second white discal spot at the end of the cell, edged with black and a similar even less conspicuous dot, consisting of a few scales on the middle of the cell. There is also a very faint row of black dots on the terminal edge, which is slightly darker than the rest of the wing. The hindwings are light fuscous.[5] Adults are on wing from March to October.

The larvae feed on Quercus coccinea and Quercus rubra.

References

  1. ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris georgiella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ Dichomeris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  4. ↑ Bug Guide
  5. ↑ Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4 (3): 230


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