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Dichomeris horoglypta

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Dichomeris horoglypta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. horoglypta
Binomial name
Dichomeris horoglypta
Meyrick, 1932

Dichomeris horoglypta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932.[1] It is found on the Japanese islands of Honshu, Shikoku and in Korea.[2]

The length of the forewings is 6–6.3 mm (0.24–0.25 in).[3]

The larvae feed on Indigofera pseudotenctoria.

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris horoglypta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris horoglypta Meyrick, 1932". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. ^ Insecta Koreana 11: 4