Biology:Dichomeris costarufoella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. costarufoella
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| Dichomeris costarufoella (Chambers, 1874)[1]
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Dichomeris costarufoella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1874.[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois and Louisiana to Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas , New Mexico, Arkansas and Manitoba.[3]
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are dark gray to black with a yellowish-brown basal patch that extends about halfway along the costa as a tapering streak. There are several small pale spots in the median area and a larger irregular-shaped spot in the postmedial area. The subterminal line is blackish, diffuse and inconspicuous. The hindwings are whitish or pale gray.[4] Adults are on wing from April to October.
The larvae feed on Rudbeckia species.[5]
References
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ↑ "Scientific name search". Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/search/.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris Hübner, 1818". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/dichomeridinae/dichomeris/. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ↑ Clemens, B. 1860. Contributions to American Lepidopterology - No. 4. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1860: 166
- ↑ Bug Guide
Wikidata ☰ Q13589132 entry
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