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Dichomeris aglaia

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Dichomeris aglaia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. aglaia
Binomial name
Dichomeris aglaia
Hodges, 1986

Dichomeris aglaia is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1986.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida to Texas and in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.[2][3]

Adults have been recorded on wing year-round in Florida.

The larvae feed on Eupatorium capillifolium.

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris aglaia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris aglaia Hodges, 1986". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "420541.00 – 2302.4 – Dichomeris aglaia – Hodges, 1986". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 17, 2019.