Dichomeris bipunctellus

Dichomeris bipunctellus is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1882.^[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec to Maine, south to Florida and Louisiana.^[3]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale brownish ochreous, dusted with widely scattered black scales and with a rather elongate black discal dot before the middle with a few whitish scales along its anterior and lower edges, followed by a smaller black dot at the end of the cell, also surrounded by whitish scales on its anterior and lower edge. There is a row of eight marginal black dots around the apex and apical margin. The hindwings are pale greyish ochreous.^[4] Adults are on wing from February to October.

The larvae feed on Myrica aspleniifolia, Myrica gale and Myrica pensylvanica.^[5]

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