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Dichomeris agonia

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Species of moth

Dichomeris agonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. agonia
Binomial name
Dichomeris agonia
Hodges, 1986
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe trinotella Busck, 1906 (preocc.)

Dichomeris agonia is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario, Massachusetts and Illinois to Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas and Pennsylvania.

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). Adults have been recorded on wing from January to November.

The larvae feed on Oenothera, Aster and Solidago species.

References

  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris agonia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  3. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. Canadian Entomologist 38 (4) : 122
Taxon identifiers
Dichomeris agonia


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