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Species Dichomeris punctidiscellus - Spotted Dichomeris - Hodges#2283

Dichomeris punctidiscella - Dichomeris punctidiscellus

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)

Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)

Subfamily Dichomeridinae

Genus Dichomeris

Species punctidiscellus (Spotted Dichomeris - Hodges#2283)

Hodges Number

2283

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Dichomeris punctidiscellus (Clemens, 1863)

Ypsolophus punctidiscellus Clemens, 1863 (1)

* phylogenetic sequence #070150

Size

Wingspan about 18 mm (Forbes, 1920),

Total length 7-9 mm. (2)

Identification

Range

Eastern half of the United States. (3), (4)

Print References

Beadle, D. & S. Leckie 2012. Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Houghton Mifflin. p.66-67 (preview) (2)

Clemens, B. 1863. American Micro-Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 2: 123

Hodges, R.W. 1986. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 7.1, p.54; pl.1.17-20

Stainton, H.T. (ed.) 1872. The Tineina of North America, by (the late) Dr. Brackenridge Clemens. Collected Writings on Tineina: p.228 (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Works Cited

1.	The Tineina of North America, by (the late) Dr. Brackenridge Clemens. Henry Tibbats Stainton (editor). 1872. Collected Writings on Tineina.

2.	Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America David Beadle and Seabrooke Leckie. 2012. Houghton Mifflin.

3.	North American Moth Photographers Group

4.	A List of the Lepidoptera of Maine. Part 2, The Microlepidoptera. Section 1 & 2 Auburn E. Brower. 1984. Maine Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin 114: 1-70.

Contributed by tom murray on 12 August, 2005 - 6:25pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Tony-2, anitagould, Chuck Entz, Randy Hardy
Last updated 21 May, 2021 - 3:44pm

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