Dichomeris aglaia in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/28/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Larval host plants include Dog Fennel.
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Dichomeris aglaia in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/28/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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| Dichomeris aglaia | |
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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. aglaia
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| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris aglaia Hodges, 1986
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Dichomeris aglaia is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1986.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida to Texas and in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.[2][3]
Adults have been recorded on wing year-round in Florida.
The larvae feed on Eupatorium capillifolium.
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris aglaia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris aglaia Hodges, 1986". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ^ "420541.00 – 2302.4 – Dichomeris aglaia – Hodges, 1986". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 17, 2019.