
Naming
Dichomeris ochripalpella Zeller, 1873Gelechia ochripalpella Zeller, 1873
Trichotaphe ochripalpella
Trichotaphe alacella Clemens, 1862 (preocc.)
Gelechia goodellella Chambers, 1881
Distribution
USA: Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin.Canada: Quebec, Ontario.
Food
Larvae found in association with aster and goldenrod species. Host plants appear to be members of the Compositae.References:
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https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Dichomeris-ochripalpellahttp://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=2289
https://bugguide.net/node/view/53704
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichomeris_ochripalpella