Dichomeris leuconotella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1904.[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to Maryland, southern Canada, Washington, Colorado, Iowa and Indiana.[3] The habitat consists of open fields.[4]
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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. leuconotella
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The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are dark purplish brown and shining. At the end of the cell is a conspicuous canary yellow, somewhat elongated, spot, and at apical third is a hardly visible triangular light-brown costal spot. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[5] Adults are on wing from June to September.
The larvae feed on Solidago uliginosa, Helianthus grosseserratus and Aster species.
References
edit- ^ Moth Photographers Group
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris leuconotella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ "Dichomeris Hübner, 1818" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ Bug Guide
- ^ Busck, A. 1904. Tineid Moths from British Columbia, with Descriptions of New Species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 27: 762
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