Dichomeris heriguronis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. heriguronis
Binomial name
Dichomeris heriguronis
(Matsumura, 1931)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nothris heriguronis Matsumura, 1931
  • Carbatina picrocarpa Meyrick, 1913
  • Trichotaphe iothalles Forbes, 1939

Dichomeris heriguronis, the black-edged dichomeris or black-edged carbatina, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the north-eastern United States, Korea, Japan,[2] China, Taiwan and India. It has also been recorded in the Netherlands, where it is an exotic species.[3]

The length of the forewings is 7.5-8.5 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on Prunus species in Korea.[5]

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ↑ Bug Guide
  3. ↑ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  4. ↑ Insecta koreana 11 : 4
  5. ↑ Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) from North Korea with description of two new species
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