Cream-edged Dichomeris Moth
Dichomeris flavocostella Clemens, 1860
Cream-edged Dichomeris Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/5803
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Hodges #2295 
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72 Records

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Larval hosts are goldenrods and asters.

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Dichomeris flavocostella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. flavocostella
Binomial name
Dichomeris flavocostella
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia flavocostella Clemens, 1860

Dichomeris flavocostella, the cream-edged dichomeris moth, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to Texas and north to Manitoba.[2][3]

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.[4]

The larvae feed on Solidago and Aster species.

References

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  1. ^ "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  4. ^ Bug Guide


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