Dendrophilia mediofasciana explained

Dendrophilia mediofasciana is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 1991. It is found in Russia (Primorskii krai), Korea and Honshu, Japan.^[1]

The wingspan is 11–13 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Lespedeza bicolor.

Notes and References

1. Ponomarenko . M. G. . October–November 1997 . Catalogue of the Subfamily Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) of the Asia . Far Eastern Entomologist . 50 . 1–67 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020072018/http://www.biosoil.ru/fee/1997/N-050/N-050.pdf . October 20, 2013.
2. 1991: Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) from North Korea with description of two new species. ISSN 0521-4726; Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici, 183: 117-123. Full article (pdf)