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Pseudochelaria walsinghami

Wikipedia Abstract

Pseudochelaria walsinghami is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Dietz in 1900. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee. The larvae feed on Rhus typhosa, living under a white web on the underside of the leaflets, and also along the petioles. They are pale green, with isolated hairs.
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Prey / Diet

Searsia pyroides (staghorn sumac)[1]

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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0