Dichomeris ustalella
| Dichomeris ustalella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. ustalella |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris ustalella (Fabricius, 1794) | |
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Dichomeris ustalella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in south-eastern Siberia, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Korea, Japan, China (Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Yunnan)[2] and Europe, where it has been recorded from most of the continent, except for Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and Scandinavia.[3]
The wingspan is 15-20 mm. Adults are on wing in May and June.
The larvae feed on Tilia cordata, Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii, Betula, Carpinus and Acer species, as well as Fagus silvatica and Quercus serrata. They feed from inbetween leaves spun together.[4] Pupation takes places amongst detritus on the ground.[5]
References
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ↑ Dichomeris at funet
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ UKmoths
- ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium
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