Dichomeris sparsellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. sparsellus
Binomial name
Dichomeris sparsellus
(Christoph, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus sparsellus Christoph, 1882
  • Dichomeris sparsella

Dichomeris sparsellus is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1882.[1] It is found in south-eastern Siberia, China (Heilongjiang), Korea and Japan.[2]

The length of the forewings is 10–11 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Pterocarya rhoifolia, Juglans ailanthifolia, Juglans mandschurica and Juglans regia.

References

  1. "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  3. Insecta Koreana 11: 4


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