Dichomeris rasilella

Dichomeris rasilella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[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]

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

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.