Dichomeris hoplocrates

Dichomeris hoplocrates
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. hoplocrates
Binomial name
Dichomeris hoplocrates
(Meyrick, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Tricyanaula hoplocrates Meyrick, 1932

Dichomeris hoplocrates is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932.[1] It is found on the Japanese islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu.[2]

The length of the forewings is 6.2–7.5 mm (0.24–0.30 in).[3]

The larvae feed on Duchesnea chrysantha, Rubus sieboldii and Rubus buergeri.

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Tricyanaula hoplocrates​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris hoplocrates (Meyrick, 1932)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. ^ Insecta Koreana 12: 32


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