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Cream-bordered dichomeris

Dichomeris flavocostella (Clemens, 1860)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The cream-bordered dichomeris (Dichomeris flavocostella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the cream-bordered 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
Not recorded

Where does the cream-bordered dichomeris live?

Not recorded

Is the cream-bordered 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 cream-bordered dichomeris classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusDichomeris
  7. SpeciesDichomeris flavocostella (Clemens, 1860)

Synonyms Gelechia flavicostella, Gelechia flavocostella

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Cream-edged dichomeris mothEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cream-bordered dichomeris

Other species in the same genus Dichomeris.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cream-bordered dichomeris?

The cream-bordered dichomeris (Dichomeris flavocostella) 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). Cream-bordered dichomeris (Dichomeris flavocostella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cream-bordered-dichomeris

MLA

“Cream-bordered dichomeris (Dichomeris flavocostella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cream-bordered-dichomeris.

BibTeX
@misc{cream_bordered_dichomeris_2026,
  title = {Cream-bordered dichomeris (Dichomeris flavocostella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cream-bordered-dichomeris},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}