Dichomeris aglaia

Dichomeris aglaia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. aglaia
Binomial name
Dichomeris aglaia
Hodges, 1986

Dichomeris aglaia is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Hodges in 1986.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida to Texas and in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.[2][3]

Adults have been recorded on wing year round in Florida.

The larvae feed on Eupatorium capillifolium.

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