Dichomeris autometra

Dichomeris autometra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1934. It is known from Taiwan and Sichuan, China.[1]

Dichomeris autometra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. autometra
Binomial name
Dichomeris autometra
(Meyrick, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Cymotricha autometra Meyrick, in Caradja & Meyrick, 1934

The wingspan is 6-6.3 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Lithospermum species.

References
  1. Ponomarenko, M. G. (October–November 1997). "Catalogue of the Subfamily Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) of the Asia" (PDF). Far Eastern Entomologist. 50: 1–67. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2013.
  2. Insecta Koreana 12: 53


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