Arogalea cristifasciella

"Stripe-backed moth" redirects here. For for the moth with the same common name, see Battaristis vittella.
Arogalea cristifasciella
Scientific classification
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 Gelechiidae family. 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

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