Dichomeris cuspis

Dichomeris cuspis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. cuspis
Binomial name
Dichomeris cuspis
Park, 1994

Dichomeris cuspis is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Park in 1994.[1] It is found in south-eastern Siberia, Korea and China (Shaanxi).[2]

The length of the forewings is 7.2-7.7 mm. The forewings are uniform dark fuscous, shining blue leaden-metallic with a dash-shaped yellowish-white strigula at three-fourth on the anterior margin. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

The larvae feed on Quercus acuteserrata.

References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Dichomeris at funet
  3. Insecta koreana 11 : 4


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