Dichomeris nenia is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1986.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. nenia
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| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris nenia Hodges, 1986
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Adults have been recorded on wing from March to May, in July, from September to October and in December.
The larvae feed on Indigofera lindheimeri.
References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris nenia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris nenia Hodges, 1986". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ^ "420513.00 – 2284.1 – Dichomeris nenia – Hodges, 1986". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 17, 2019.