Dichomeris nonstrigella in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/15/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Dichomeris nonstrigella in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/5/2021).
Dichomeris nonstrigella in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/26/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Dichomeris nonstrigella in Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (6/3/2012).
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Dichomeris nonstrigella in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/15/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. nonstrigella
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Dichomeris nonstrigella, the little devil, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1878.[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to Maryland, Michigan, Kansas, Arkansas and Kentucky.[3]
The length of the forewings is 7–9 mm.[4][5] Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae feed on Aster shortii.
References
[edit]- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America
- ^ Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 4: 92