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Alfalfa leaf Tier

Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The alfalfa leaf tier (Dichomeris acuminatus) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the alfalfa leaf tier

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the alfalfa leaf tier live?

Not recorded

Is the alfalfa leaf tier endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the alfalfa leaf tier classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusDichomeris
  7. SpeciesDichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)

Synonyms Dichomeris ammoxanthus, Dichomeris ianthes, Dichomeris lotellus, Dichomeris ochrophanes, Dichomeris rusticus, Hypsolophus ianthes, Mesophleps acuminatus, Ypsolophus ammoxanthus, Ypsolophus lotellus, Ypsolophus ochrophanes, Ypsolophus rusticus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • コフサキバガJapanese
  • 네점삼각수염뿔나방Korean

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the alfalfa leaf tier

Other species in the same genus Dichomeris.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the alfalfa leaf tier?

The alfalfa leaf tier (Dichomeris acuminatus) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Alfalfa leaf Tier (Dichomeris acuminatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/alfalfa-leaf-tier

MLA

“Alfalfa leaf Tier (Dichomeris acuminatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/alfalfa-leaf-tier.

BibTeX
@misc{alfalfa_leaf_tier_2026,
  title = {Alfalfa leaf Tier (Dichomeris acuminatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/alfalfa-leaf-tier},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}