Dichomeris bipunctellus

Dichomeris bipunctellus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. bipunctellus
Binomial name
Dichomeris bipunctellus (Walsingham, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
Ypsolophus bipunctellus Walsingham, 1882

Dichomeris bipunctellus is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey in 1882.[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec to Maine, south to Florida and Louisiana.[3]

The wingspan is about 17 mm (0.67 in). The forewings are pale brownish ochreous, dusted with widely scattered black scales and with a rather elongate black discal dot before the middle with a few whitish scales along its anterior and lower edges, followed by a smaller black dot at the end of the cell, also surrounded by whitish scales on its anterior and lower edge. There is a row of eight marginal black dots around the apex and apical margin. The hindwings are pale greyish ochreous.[4] Adults are on wing from February to October.

The larvae feed on Myrica aspleniifolia, Myrica gale and Myrica pensylvanica.[5]

References

1. mothphotographersgroup
2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris bipunctellus​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
3. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
4. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 10 : 186 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
5. Bug Guide