Palmerworm moth
Dichomeris ligulella Hübner, 1818
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The palmerworm moth (Dichomeris ligulella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the palmerworm 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
- Not recorded
Where does the palmerworm moth live?
Not recorded
Is the palmerworm 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 palmerworm moth classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusDichomeris
- SpeciesDichomeris ligulella Hübner, 1818
Synonyms Chaetochilus contubernalellus, Chaetochilus malifoliellus, Dichomeris ligula, Dichomeris quercipomonellus, Elasmion ligulella, Rhinosia pometella, Ypsolophus contubernatellus, Ypsolophus flavivittellus, Ypsolophus paucigutellus, Ypsolophus pauciguttellus, Ypsolophus quercipominella, Ypsolophus quercipomonella, Ypsolophus reedella, Ypsolophus ruderella
Relatives of the palmerworm moth
Other species in the same genus Dichomeris.
Black-edged dichomeris
Dichomeris heriguronis
Indented dichomeris moth
Dichomeris inserrata
Buffy dichomeris
Dichomeris aleatrix
Bilobed dichomeris
Dichomeris bilobella
Copa dichomeris moth
Dichomeris copa
Coneflower moth
Dichomeris costarufoella
ComparePalmerworm moth vs Black-edged dichomerisPalmerworm moth vs Indented dichomeris mothPalmerworm moth vs Buffy dichomerisPalmerworm moth vs Bilobed dichomeris
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the palmerworm moth?
The palmerworm moth (Dichomeris ligulella) 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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