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Dichomeris nenia

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Species of moth

Dichomeris nenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. nenia
Binomial name
Dichomeris nenia
Hodges, 1986

Dichomeris nenia is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1986. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida.

Adults have been recorded on wing from March to May, in July, from September to October and in December.

The larvae feed on Indigofera lindheimeri.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris nenia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris nenia Hodges, 1986". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  3. "420513.00 – 2284.1 – Dichomeris nenia – Hodges, 1986". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Dichomeris nenia


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