Dichomeris leptosaris

Dichomeris leptosaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. leptosaris
Binomial name
	Dichomeris leptosaris; Meyrick, 1932

Dichomeris leptosaris is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1932.^[1] It is found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu).^[2]

The length of the forewings is 7-7.2 mm. Adults are similar to Dichomeris acuminata, but the ground colour of the forewings is more reddish ochreous.^[3]

The larvae feed on Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergi, Corylus sieboldiana and Quercus mongolia var. grosseserrata.

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris leptosaris". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ Dichomeris at funet
^ Insecta Koreana 12 : 33

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

[2] Dichomeris at funet

[3] Insecta Koreana 12 : 33

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