Dichomeris sparsellus

Dichomeris sparsellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. sparsellus
Binomial name
Dichomeris sparsellus
(Christoph, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus sparsellus Christoph, 1882
  • Dichomeris sparsella

Dichomeris sparsellus is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1882.[1] It is found in south-eastern Siberia, China (Heilongjiang), Korea and Japan.[2]

The length of the forewings is 10–11 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Pterocarya rhoifolia, Juglans ailanthifolia, Juglans mandschurica and Juglans regia.

References

  1. ^ "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Insecta Koreana 11: 4


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