Dichomeris ochthophora
| Dichomeris ochthophora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. ochthophora
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| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris ochthophora Meyrick, 1936
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Dichomeris ochthophora is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1936.[1] It is found in China (Hong Kong, Gansu, Jiangxi, Yunnan), Taiwan and Japan.[2]
The wingspan is 13.5-14.5 mm.[3][4]
The larvae feed on Eriobotrya japonica, Rhaphiolepis umbellata and Photinia lucida.
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris ochthophora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris ochthophora Meyrick, 1936". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ Li, H. H.; Zhen, H.; Kendrick, R. C. & Sterling, M. J. (March 2010). "Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Taxonomic study on the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 38 (149): 78.
- ^ Insecta Koreana 12: 30