Kingdom Animalia Family Gelechiidae Genus Dichomeris Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Dichomeris, Butterflies and moths, Acanthophila alacella, Dichomeris limosellus, Dichomeris marginella | ||
Dichomeris derasella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Norway, Sweden, the Iberian Peninsula and part of the Balkan Peninsula.
The wingspan is 21–22 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-April to the end of May in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Cerasus, Crataegus, Malus sylvestris and Rubus. They live within a spun or rolled leaf. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.
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