Dichomeris ustalella
Dichomeris ustalella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Dichomeris |
Species: | D. ustalella
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Binomial name | |
Dichomeris ustalella (Fabricius, 1794)
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Dichomeris ustalella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in south-eastern Siberia, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Korea, Japan, China (Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Yunnan)[2] and Europe, where it has been recorded from most of the continent, except for Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and Scandinavia.[3]
The wingspan is 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in). Adults are on wing in May and June.
The larvae feed on Tilia cordata, Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii, Betula, Carpinus and Acer species, as well as and Quercus serrata. They feed from in between leaves spun together.[4] Pupation takes places amongst detritus on the ground.[5]
References[]
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris ustalella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium
Categories:
- Moths described in 1794
- Dichomeris
- Dichomeris stubs