''Microlechia lycia'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hou-Hun Li in 2001. It is found in

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

and

Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see #Name, § Name) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichu ...

, China. The

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is 10–11 mm. Adults are similar to '' Microlechia iranica'', but can be distinguished by the male and female genitalia. The larvae feed on ''

Lycium barbarum ''Lycium barbarum'' is a shrub native to China, with present-day range across Asia and southeast Europe. It is one of two species of boxthorn in the family Solanaceae from which the goji berry or wolfberry is harvested, the other being ''Lycium c ...

''.Li, Houhun & Hui, Yanwen (December 31, 2000)
"A new species of the genus ''Hedma'' (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) injurious to ''Lycium barbarum''"
''Acta Entomologica Sinica''. 44 (2): 227-230.

References

Microlechia Moths described in 2001 {{Gnorimoschemini-stub