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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Gelechioidea » Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae) » Dichomeridinae » Dichomeris » Black-edged Dichomeris - Hodges#2309 (Dichomeris picrocarpa)

Species Dichomeris picrocarpa - Black-edged Dichomeris - Hodges#2309

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moth04 - Dichomeris picrocarpa Moth 2053 - Dichomeris picrocarpa Moth 2053 - Dichomeris picrocarpa Black-edged Dichomeris - Dichomeris picrocarpa Black-edged Dichomeris - Dichomeris picrocarpa
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea
Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)
Subfamily Dichomeridinae
Genus Dichomeris
Species picrocarpa (Black-edged Dichomeris - Hodges#2309)
Hodges Number
2309
Other Common Names
Black-edged Carbatina
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
formerly Carbatina picrocarpa
Identification
forewing narrow, light orangish-brown with 4 or 5 black spots or short streaks in median area, and outer margin bordered by broad black band; fringe orange or yellowish; labial palps dark gray or black, long and sickle-shaped, curving over head
Range
includes northeastern United States
also occurs in eastern Asia (Korea and Japan)
Internet References
adult images (Larry Line, Maryland)
classification - listing the species picrocarpa in the genus Dichomeris, and its former placement in the genus Carbatina (nearctica.com)
listing of specimen collected in New York State (Mississippi State U.)
presence in Japan; list (Gelechiidae of Japan)
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 8 October, 2004 - 9:59pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, anitagould
Last updated 17 February, 2006 - 11:54am

Common name
Formerly called the Black-edged Carbatina. Didn't have a common name; in light of the change to genus Dichomeris I put in Black-edged Dichomeris as the common name. Let me know (or just change it) if that's not OK.

-Anita Gould
… Anita Gould, 17 February, 2006 - 11:53am

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