Dichomeris cuspis

Dichomeris cuspis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 1994. It is found in south-eastern Siberia, Korea and Shaanxi, China.[1]

Dichomeris cuspis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. cuspis
Binomial name
Dichomeris cuspis
Park, 1994

The length of the forewings is 7.2-7.7 mm. The forewings are uniform dark fuscous, shining blue leaden metallic with a dash-shaped yellowish-white strigula at three-fourths on the anterior margin. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]

The larvae feed on Quercus acuteserrata.

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris cuspis Park, 1994". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  2. Insecta Koreana 11: 4


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