Dichomeris cuspis

Dichomeris cuspis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. cuspis
Binomial name
	Dichomeris cuspis; Park, 1994

Dichomeris cuspis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 1994.[1] It is found in south-eastern Siberia, Korea and Shaanxi, China.[2]

The length of the forewings is 7.2-7.7 mm. The forewings are uniform dark fuscous, shining blue leaden metallic with a dash-shaped yellowish-white strigula at three-fourth on the anterior margin. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

The larvae feed on Quercus acuteserrata.

References

Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris cuspis Park, 1994". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
Insecta Koreana 11: 4

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[1] Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.

[2] Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris cuspis Park, 1994". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

[3] Insecta Koreana 11: 4