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Dichomeris ochthophora

Dichomeris ochthophora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. ochthophora
Binomial name
Dichomeris ochthophora
Meyrick, 1936

Dichomeris ochthophora is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1936.[1] It is found in China (Hong Kong, Gansu, Jiangxi, Yunnan), Taiwan and Japan.[2]

The wingspan is 13.5-14.5 mm.[3][4]

The larvae feed on Eriobotrya japonica, Rhaphiolepis umbellata and Photinia lucida.

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris ochthophora​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris ochthophora Meyrick, 1936". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Li, H. H.; Zhen, H.; Kendrick, R. C. & Sterling, M. J. (March 2010). "Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Taxonomic study on the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 38 (149): 78.
  4. ^ Insecta Koreana 12: 30