Dichomeris agonia is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario, Massachusetts and Illinois to Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas and Pennsylvania.[3]

Dichomeris agonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. agonia
Binomial name
Dichomeris agonia
Hodges, 1986[1]
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe trinotella Busck, 1906 (preocc.)

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in).[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from January to November.

The larvae feed on Oenothera, Aster and Solidago species.

References

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  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris agonia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ^ Canadian Entomologist 38 (4) : 122