Dichomeris limosellus (Schläger, 1849) is a animal in the Gelechiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Dichomeris limosellus (Schläger, 1849)

Dichomeris limosellus (Schläger, 1849)

Dichomeris limosellus is a two-generation gelechiid moth found in most of Europe, whose larvae feed on legume crops and related plants.

Family
Genus
Dichomeris
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Dichomeris limosellus (Schläger, 1849)

Dichomeris limosellus (Schläger, 1849) is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It occurs across most of Europe, and is absent from Ireland, Great Britain, Norway, the Iberian Peninsula, and part of the Balkan Peninsula. This species has a wingspan of 19 to 22 millimeters. Adults have two generations per year, and are active on the wing from May through late June, and again from July through September. The larvae of Dichomeris limosellus feed on plants of the genus Lotus, Medicago sativa, and plants of the genus Trifolium.

Photo: (c) Andrey Ponomarev, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andrey Ponomarev · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gelechiidae Dichomeris

More from Gelechiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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