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Aroga trialbamaculella (Red-Striped Fireworm Moth)

Synonyms: Gelechia trialbamaculella; Gelechia trialbimaculella

Wikipedia Abstract

Aroga trialbamaculella, the red-striped fireworm moth, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Maine to Florida and from Illinois to Texas. The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are dark brown with a small white spot on the fold before the middle. There also white spots at the costa and dorsally before the cilia. Adults are mostly on wing from March to October, but have been recorded year round.
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Prey / Diet

Comptonia peregrina (sweet fern)[1]
Epigaea repens (trailing arbutus)[1]
Vaccinium stamineum (deerberry)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
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
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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