Dichomeris costarufoella

Dichomeris costarufoella

''Dichomeris costarufoella'' is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1874. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois and Louisiana to Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas and Manitoba.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are dark gray to black with a yellowish-brown basal patch that extends about halfway along the costa as a tapering streak. There are several small pale spots in the median area and a larger irregular-shaped spot in the postmedial area. The subterminal line is blackish, diffuse and inconspicuous. The hindwings are whitish or pale gray. Adults are on wing from April to October.

The larvae feed on ''Rudbeckia'' species.
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Appearance

Adult: forewing dark gray to black with yellowish-brown basal patch that extends about halfway along costa as a tapering streak; median area with several small pale spots and a larger irregular-shaped spot in postmedial area; subterminal line blackish, diffuse, inconspicuous; small pale spot at costa just inside ST line; some specimens have light grayish-brown ground color, rather than dark gray; hindwing whitish or pale gray with broad fringe along inner margin.

Naming

Dichomeris costarufoella Chambers, 1874
Tricholaphe costarufoella Chambers, 1874
Gelechia costarufoella Chambers, 1874

Distribution

USA: Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin
Canada: Manitoba

Food

Larvae feed on Rudbeckia species (Family Asteraceae).

References:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichomeris_costarufoella
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/large_map.php?hodges=2293
https://bugguide.net/node/view/203434
https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Dichomeris-costarufoella
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGelechiidae
GenusDichomeris
SpeciesD. costarufoella