Dichomeris ligulella

Dichomeris ligulella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. ligulella
Binomial name
	Dichomeris ligulella; Hübner, 1818
Synonyms
	Elasmion ligulella Hübner, 1808 ; Rhinosia pometella Harris, 1853 ; Chaetochilus conturbatellus Fitch, 1853 ; Ypsolophus contubernatellus Fitch, 1853 ; Chaetochilus malifoliellus Fitch, 1856 ; Ypsolophus pauciguttellus Clemens, 1863 ; Ypsolophus flavivittellus Clemens, 1864 ; Ypsolophus quercipominella Chambers, 1872 ; Ypsolophus reedella Chambers, 1872 ;

Dichomeris ligulella, the palmerworm, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in eastern North America.

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on apple, hackberry, hazel and oak.

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