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Species Dichomeris inserrata - Indented Dichomeris Moth - Hodges#2297

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Indented Dichomeris Moth - Hodges #2297 - Dichomeris inserrata

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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 inserrata (Indented Dichomeris Moth - Hodges#2297)

Hodges Number

2297

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Dichomeris inserrata (Walsingham, 1882)

Gelechia inserrata Walsingham, 1882

Gelechia (Trichotaphe?) inserrata Walsingham, 1882 (1)

Trichotaphe inserrata

Phylogenetic sequence #420556

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet is Latin meaning "not serrata" for its palpi "differing from serrativittella, Zell., which has the brown shading beneath the second joint and at the end of the apical joint." (1)

Numbers

There more than 84 species of Dichomeris in America north of Mexico.

Size

Forewing length 5.4-8.3 mm.

Identification

Adult - see original description in Print References. (1)

Range

Moth Photographers Group – distribution & flight-period chart. (2)

Food

Larval hosts include:

Solidago (Goldenrod).

Helianthus hirsutus (Hairy sunflower).

Life Cycle

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See Also

Dichomeris aleatrix

Dichomeris fistuca

Print References

Beadle, D. & S. Leckie 2012. Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Houghton Mifflin. p.67-68 (preview) (3)

Hodges, R.W., 1986. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 7.1, p.98; pl.2.35 (4)

Loeffler, C.C. 1994. Natural History of Leaf-Folding Caterpillars, Dichomeris spp. (Gelechiidae), on Goldenrods and Asters. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 102(4): 405-428 (free access) (5)

Walsingham, Lord 1882. Notes on the Tineida of North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 10: 184. (1)

Internet References

Discover Life

Moth Photographers Group

BOLD Systems

Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images

Thomas de Grey Walsingham (Wikipedia)

Works Cited

1.	Notes on Tineidae of North America. Lord Walsingham. 1882. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 10: 165-204.

2.	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.

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

4.	The Moths of America North of Mexico: Fascicle 7.1, Revision of North American Gelechiidae family and... Hodges, R. W. 1986. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.

5.	Natural History of Leaf-Folding Caterpillars, Dichomeris spp. (Gelechiidae), on Goldenrods and Asters. Carol C. Loeffler. 1994. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 102(4): 405-428.

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 21 July, 2009 - 10:43pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Tony-2, Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, Robert Lord Zimlich, Randy Hardy, Steve Morris
Last updated 16 January, 2023 - 9:40am

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