Dichomeris georgiella
| Dichomeris georgiella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. georgiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris georgiella (Walker, 1866)[1] | |
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Dichomeris georgiella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1866.[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from south-eastern Canada and Maine, south to Florida, west to Texas, Oklahoma and Illinois. It has also been recorded from Colorado and Arizona.[3][4]
The wingspan is 19-21 mm. The forewings are light ochreous fuscous sprinkled with black, the costal edge narrowly and faintly touched with brick red. There is a small inconspicuous second white discal spot at the end of the cell, edged with black and a similar even less conspicuous dot, consisting of a few scales on the middle of the cell. There is also a very faint row of black dots on the terminal edge, which is slightly darker than the rest of the wing. The hindwings are light fuscous.[5] Adults are on wing from March to October.
The larvae feed on Quercus coccinea and Quercus rubra.