Alfalfa Leaf Tier

Dichomeris acuminatus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae

Dichomeris acuminata, the alfalfa leaf tier, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was first described by Otto Staudinger in 1876. It is a widely distributed species, being known from India, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka southwest to the Seychelles, Mauritius and Réunion and on to Egypt, east and South Africa and southern Europe.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 14Spain · 11Italy · 6

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Lucas Benaiche, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC-BY-SA DescriptionDichomeris acuminata, Wikipedia contributors

Alfalfa Leaf Tier

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