Coneflower moth
Dichomeris costarufoella (Chambers, 1874)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The coneflower moth (Dichomeris costarufoella) 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 coneflower moth
- 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 coneflower moth 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 coneflower moth is listed for 2 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the coneflower moth 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 coneflower moth classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusDichomeris
- SpeciesDichomeris costarufoella (Chambers, 1874)
Synonyms Gelechia costarufoella, Gelechia costorufoella, Trichotaphe costirufella
Relatives of the coneflower moth
Other species in the same genus Dichomeris.
Black-edged dichomeris
Dichomeris heriguronis
Indented dichomeris moth
Dichomeris inserrata
Palmerworm moth
Dichomeris ligulella
Buffy dichomeris
Dichomeris aleatrix
Bilobed dichomeris
Dichomeris bilobella
Copa dichomeris moth
Dichomeris copa
CompareConeflower moth vs Black-edged dichomerisConeflower moth vs Indented dichomeris mothConeflower moth vs Palmerworm mothConeflower moth vs Buffy dichomeris
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the coneflower moth live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the coneflower moth for 2 countries: Canada and United States. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the coneflower moth?
The coneflower moth (Dichomeris costarufoella) 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.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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