Stereomita
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| Genus: | Stereomita Braun, 1922
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| Species: | S. andropogonis
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| Stereomita andropogonis Braun, 1922
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Stereomita is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Stereomita andropogonis, which is found in most of eastern North America.[1][2]
The wingspan is 8.5-9.5 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, deepest toward the apex, and dusted with dark brown scales, most densely on the costal and dorsal margins with a tendency to longitudinal streaking. At two-thirds of the costa, the dusting usually forms two diffuse oblique streaks. Along the termen, there is a series of indistinct brownish dots, and opposite the extreme apex, in the cilia, a transverse brownish spot. The hindwings are pale brown.[3]
The larvae feed on the flowers of Schizachyrium scoparium.[4]
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