Biology:Dichomeris helianthemi

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Short description: Species of moth

Dichomeris helianthemi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. helianthemi
Binomial name
Dichomeris helianthemi
(Walsingham, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Hypsolophus helianthemi Walsingham, 1903

Dichomeris helianthemi is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in Spain ,[2] France and Italy.

The wingspan is about 16.5 mm (0.65 in). The forewings are pale mouse-grey, sprinkled with fuscous scales and with a slight fuscous suffusion along the costa and three ill-defined fuscous spots along the disc, the first near the base and the second before the middle, the third at the end of the cell. The hindwings are pale stone-grey.

The larvae feed on Helianthemum lavandulaefolium.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13572551 entry