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Arogalea cristifasciella

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Arogalea cristifasciella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Arogalea
Species:
A. cristifasciella
Binomial name
Arogalea cristifasciella
(Chambers, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia cristifasciella Chambers, 1878
  • Gelechia (Poecilia) inscripta Walsingham, 1882

Arogalea cristifasciella, the stripe-backed moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[1]

The length of the forewings is about 5 mm. The forewings are white with a broad black antemedial band.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from January to August.

References

  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America
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