Dichomeris ventrella

Dichomeris ventrella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Asa Fitch in 1854. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maine to Florida, west to Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wisconsin and southern Arizona.[1][2]

Dichomeris ventrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. ventrella
Binomial name
Dichomeris ventrella
(Fitch, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Chaetochilus ventrellus Fitch, 1854
  • Ypsolophus unicipunctellus Clemens, 1863
  • Ypsolophus querciella Chambers, 1872
  • Ypsolophus roseocostellus Walsingham, 1882
  • Nothris trinotella Coquillett, 1883
  • Dichomeris ventrellus

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale cinereous with a faint reddish tinge. The hindwings are shining pale grayish.[3]

The larvae feed on Castanea dentata, Betula, Carpinus, Corylus, Carya and Quercus species. They roll the leaves of their host plant.[4]

References
  1. "420533.00 – 2287 – Dichomeris ventrellus – (Fitch, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  2. Parker, Abigail M. (May 14, 2018). "Species Dichomeris ventrellus - Hodges#2287". BugGuide. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  3. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 10: 185
  4. Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris ventrellus (Fitch, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 30, 2019.


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