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Dichomeris leuconotella

Synonyms: Trichotaphe leuconotella

Wikipedia Abstract

Dichomeris leuconotella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Busck in 1904. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to Maryland, southern Canada, Washington, Colorado, Iowa and Indiana. The habitat consists of open fields. 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. Adults are on wing from June to September.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0