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Dichomeris barbella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Dichomeris

Similar
  
Dichomeris limosellus, Dichomeris rasilella, Dichomeris marginella, Dichomeris, Gelechiidae

Dichomeris barbella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Germany, Austria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Italy, Hungary, Romania, the Republic of Macedonia and Ukraine.

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Prunus species, including Prunus spinosa and Prunus domestica.

References

Dichomeris barbella Wikipedia