About Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876), commonly known as the alfalfa leaf tier, is a moth species belonging to the family Gelechiidae. It was first formally described by Otto Staudinger in 1876. This species is widely distributed across a large geographic range. From India, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, its range extends southwest to the Seychelles, Mauritius, and Réunion, and continues through Egypt, east and South Africa, to southern Europe. East of India, it spreads through Indonesia and Malaysia, reaching Taiwan and Australia. It can also be found in Japan, the West Indies, North America, and Hawaii. The wingspan of this moth is approximately 10 mm.
