Aroga eldorada
Aroga eldorada | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Aroga |
Species: | A. eldorada
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Binomial name | |
Aroga eldorada (Keifer, 1936)
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Aroga eldorada is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[1][2]
The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are white at the scale bases, but most scales are heavily infused with dark to blackish-fuscous. The area from the base to the fascia has irregular shades of chestnut-brown. The hindwings are grey.
The larvae feed on Artemisia vulgaris .[3]
References[]
- ^ Aroga at funet
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Keifer H.H. 1936 - California Department of Food and Agriculture[permanent dead link]
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1936
- Aroga
- Moths of North America
- Gelechiini stubs