Dichomeris rasilella
Species of moth
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Dichomeris rasilella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in China (Shaanxi, Zhejiang), Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Russia and Europe,[2] where it has been recorded from Spain, France, Italy, Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. rasilella |
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| Dichomeris rasilella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) | |
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The wingspan is 15–16 mm (0.59–0.63 in).[4]
The larvae feed on Artemisia vulgaris var. orientalis, Artemisia vulgaris var. indica, Artemisia pontica, Centaurea species and Acosta rhenana.