Dichomeris levisella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Dichomeris |
Species: | D. levisella
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Binomial name | |
Dichomeris levisella (Fyles, 1904)
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Dichomeris levisella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Fyles in 1904. [2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Quebec to southern Alberta, Nova Scotia, New Jersey, Kentucky, Michigan and Minnesota. [3]
The forewings are brown, clouded with darker brown towards the hindmargin. There is a subterminal line of paler brown spots, bordered with black. There is a pale brown horseshoe-like mark beyond the centre of the wing. The hindwings are grey with a lighter terminal line. [4] Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on Aster macrophyllus, Aster cordifolius, Hieracium aurantiacum and Solidago species.