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Buffy dichomeris

Dichomeris aleatrix Hodges, 1986

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The buffy dichomeris (Dichomeris aleatrix) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Canada and United States.

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Quick facts about the buffy dichomeris

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

Where does the buffy dichomeris live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The buffy dichomeris is listed for 2 countries.

CanadaUnited States of America
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Canada
  2. United States

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the buffy dichomeris 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 buffy dichomeris classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusDichomeris
  7. SpeciesDichomeris aleatrix Hodges, 1986
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Buffy dichomeris mothEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the buffy dichomeris

Other species in the same genus Dichomeris.

CompareBuffy dichomeris vs Black-edged dichomerisBuffy dichomeris vs Indented dichomeris mothBuffy dichomeris vs Palmerworm mothBuffy dichomeris vs Bilobed dichomeris

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the buffy dichomeris live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the buffy dichomeris for 2 countries: Canada and United States. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the buffy dichomeris?

The buffy dichomeris (Dichomeris aleatrix) 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). Buffy dichomeris (Dichomeris aleatrix). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/buffy-dichomeris

MLA

“Buffy dichomeris (Dichomeris aleatrix).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/buffy-dichomeris.

BibTeX
@misc{buffy_dichomeris_2026,
  title = {Buffy dichomeris (Dichomeris aleatrix)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/buffy-dichomeris},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}