Dichomeris levisella

Dichomeris levisella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. levisella
Binomial name
	Dichomeris levisella; (Fyles, 1904)
Synonyms
	Trichotaphe levisella Fyles, 1904;

Dichomeris levisella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Fyles in 1904.^[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Quebec to southern Alberta, Nova Scotia, New Jersey, Kentucky, Michigan and Minnesota.^[3]

The forewings are brown, clouded with darker brown towards the hindmargin. There is a subterminal line of paler brown spots, bordered with black. There is a pale brown horseshoe-like mark beyond the centre of the wing. The hindwings are grey with a lighter terminal line.^[4] Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Aster macrophyllus, Aster cordifolius, Hieracium aurantiacum and Solidago species.

References

^ mothphotographersgroup
^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris levisella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ Dichomeris at funet
^ Can. Ent. 36 (7) : 211

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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 levisella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[3] Dichomeris at funet

[4] Can. Ent. 36 (7) : 211

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