Dichomeris aleatrix, the buffy dichomeris moth, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1986.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Ontario south to Tennessee and north to Illinois.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. aleatrix
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| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris aleatrix Hodges, 1986
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The length of the forewings is about 9 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to July and in September.
The larvae feed on Helianthus species, Helianthus hirsutus and Helianthus rigidus.
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris aleatrix". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris aleatrix Hodges, 1986". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ^ "420548.00 – 2291.1 – Dichomeris aleatrix – Buffy Dichomeris Moth – Hodges, 1986". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 17, 2019.