Dendrophilia mediofasciana

Dendrophilia mediofasciana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dendrophilia
Species:	D. mediofasciana
Binomial name
	Dendrophilia mediofasciana; (Park, 1991)
Synonyms
	Hypatima mediofasciana Park, 1991; Dendrophilia brunneofasciella Ponomarenko, 1993;

Dendrophilia mediofasciana is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Park in 1991. It is found in Russia (Primorskii krai), Korea and Japan (Honshu).^[1]

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The markings and pattern of the forewings are very similar to those of Dendrophilia saxigera.^[2]

The larvae feed on Lespedeza bicolor.

References

↑ Catalogue of the Subfamily Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) of the Asia Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Park, K.T. 1991: Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) from North Korea with description of two new species. ISSN 0521-4726; Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici, 183: 117-123. Full article (pdf)

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[1] Catalogue of the Subfamily Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) of the Asia Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine.

[2] Park, K.T. 1991: Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) from North Korea with description of two new species. ISSN 0521-4726; Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici, 183: 117-123. Full article (pdf)