Dichomeris atomogypsa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is known from Korea and the Japanese islands of Honshu and Shikoku.[1]

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

The larvae feed on Quercus acutissima, Q. dentata, and Q. serrata.

References

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  1. ^ Ponomarenko, M. G. (October–November 1997). "Catalogue of the Subfamily Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) of the Asia" (PDF). Far Eastern Entomologist. 50: 1–67. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2013.