Dichomeris bilobella

Dichomeris bilobella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. bilobella
Binomial name
	Dichomeris bilobella; (Zeller, 1873)
Synonyms
	Gelechia (Malacotricha) bilobella Zeller, 1873;

Dichomeris bilobella, the bilobed 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 Nova Scotia, southern Quebec and southern Ontario to Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri and eastern Kansas.^[3]

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The forewings are dark grey to blackish, with a large pale brownish-yellow patch from the base along costa, then crossing the wing to the inner margin in the postmedian area. The subterminal line consists of several pale dots. The hindwings are pale grey. Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Solidago (including Solidago flexicaulis) and Aster species.^[4]

References[edit]

^ mothphotographersgroup
^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris bilobella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ Bug Guide

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[1] thphotographersgroup

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris bilobella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[3] Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[4] Bug Guide

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