Dichomeris georgiella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from south-eastern Canada and Maine, south to Florida, west to Texas, Oklahoma and Illinois. It has also been recorded from Colorado and Arizona.[3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. georgiella
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The wingspan is 19–21 mm. The forewings are light ochreous fuscous sprinkled with black, the costal edge narrowly and faintly touched with brick red. There is a small inconspicuous second white discal spot at the end of the cell, edged with black and a similar even less conspicuous dot, consisting of a few scales on the middle of the cell. There is also a very faint row of black dots on the terminal edge, which is slightly darker than the rest of the wing. The hindwings are light fuscous.[5] Adults are on wing from March to October.
The larvae feed on Quercus coccinea and Quercus rubra.
References edit
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris georgiella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ Dichomeris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Bug Guide
- ^ Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4 (3): 230