Biology:Dichomeris ochthophora
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Short description: Species of moth
| Dichomeris ochthophora | |
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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. ochthophora
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| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris ochthophora Meyrick, 1936
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Dichomeris ochthophora is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1936.[1] It is found in China (Hong Kong, Gansu, Jiangxi, Yunnan), Taiwan and Japan .[2]
The wingspan is 13.5-14.5 mm.[3] The forewings are yellowish ochreous with well-developed dark fuscous streaks along the anterior margin and posterior margin.[4]
The larvae feed on Eriobotrya japonica, Rhaphiolepis umbellata and Photinia lucida.
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Dichomeris ochthophora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=100628.
- ↑ Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris ochthophora Meyrick, 1936". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/dichomeridinae/dichomeris/#ochthophora. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ↑ Li, H. H.; Zhen, H.; Kendrick, R. C.; Sterling, M. J. (March 2010). "Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Taxonomic study on the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 38 (149): 78. http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=45514996004.
- ↑ Insecta Koreana 12: 30
Wikidata ☰ Q13589512 entry
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