Dichomeris lespedezae

Dichomeris lespedezae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. lespedezae
Binomial name
	Dichomeris lespedezae; Park, 1994

Dichomeris lespedezae is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 1994.^[1] It is found in south-eastern Siberia, Korea and Japan.^[2]

The length of the forewings is 6.5–7 mm. The forewings are light orange, with a dark fuscous fascia along the anterior margin at the basal one-third, followed by three or four dark fuscous oblique strigulae. The hindwings are grey, darker towards the distal part.^[3]

The larvae feed on Lespedeza species.

References

^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.^{[failed verification]}
^ Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris lespedezae Park, 1994". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
^ Insecta Koreana 11: 4

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[1] Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.^{[failed verification]}

[2] Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris lespedezae Park, 1994". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

[3] Insecta Koreana 11: 4

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