Dichomeris zonata explained

Dichomeris zonata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hou-Hun Li and Hong-Jian Wang in 1997. It is found in China (Hong Kong, Yunnan).^[1]

The wingspan is 17–19 mm. The forewings are ochreous brown with the basal half of the costal margin and basal three-fourths of the posterior margin brown. There is a brown spot in the cell at the base and at the end and there are two oblique spots at the middle.^[2] There are at least three generations per year with adults recorded on wing in February and from April to November.

The larvae feed on Dalbergia benthamii.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . May 2, 2019 . Dichomeris zonata Li & Wang, 1997 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . July 6, 2020.
2. Houhun . Li . Zhemin . Zheng . Hongjian . Wang . amp . Description of seven new species of the genus Dichomeris Hübner from China (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) . Entomologia Sinica . 4 . 3 . 220–230 . 10.1111/j.1744-7917.1997.tb00094.x.
3. H. H. . Li . H. . Zhen . R. C. . Kendrick . M. J. . Sterling . amp . March 2010 . Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Taxonomic study on the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) . SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología . 38 . 149 . 75.