Dichomeris bilobella

Dichomeris bilobella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. bilobella
Binomial name
	Dichomeris bilobella; (Zeller, 1873)
Synonyms
	Gelechia (Malacotricha) bilobella Zeller, 1873;

Dichomeris bilobella, the bilobed dichomeris moth, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1873.^[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia, southern Quebec and southern Ontario to Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri and eastern Kansas.^[3]

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Solidago (including Solidago flexicaulis) and Aster species.^[4]

References

^ mothphotographersgroup
^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris bilobella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ Bug Guide

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