Dendrophilia mediofasciana

Dendrophilia mediofasciana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dendrophilia
Species:	D. mediofasciana
Binomial name
	Dendrophilia mediofasciana; (Park, 1991)
Synonyms
	Hypatima mediofasciana Park, 1991; Dendrophilia brunneofasciella Ponomarenko, 1993;

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. The markings and pattern of the forewings are very similar to those of Dendrophilia saxigera.[2]

The larvae feed on Lespedeza bicolor.

References

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.
Park, K. T. 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)

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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.

[2] Park, K. T. 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)