Dichomeris rasilella

Dichomeris rasilella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. rasilella
Binomial name
Dichomeris rasilella
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis rasilella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Mistax lacrimella Caradja, 1920
  • Uliaria rasilella var. insulella Dumont, 1921
  • Uliaria occidentella Zerny, 1927

Dichomeris rasilella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in China (Shaanxi, Zhejiang), Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Russia and Europe,[2] where it has been recorded from Spain, France, Italy, Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.[3]

The wingspan is 15–16 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on Artemisia vulgaris var. orientalis, Artemisia vulgaris var. indica, Artemisia pontica, Centaurea species and Acosta rhenana.

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris rasilella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018. Note: This source gives 1855 as the year of description.
  2. ↑ Dichomeris at funet
  3. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  4. ↑ lepiforum.de


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