Biology:Aroga acharnaea

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Short description: Species of moth


Aroga acharnaea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aroga
Species:
A. acharnaea
Binomial name
Aroga acharnaea
(Meyrick, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia acharnaea Meyrick, 1927

Aroga acharnaea is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas .[1][2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are grey irregularly mixed whitish, with the veins on the costal half partially marked with black streaks and with a spot of white suffusion on the costa at three-fourths, preceded by a spot of blackish suffusion. The hindwings are grey, in males with an expansible ochreous-whitish hairpencil from the base lying along the costal edge to near the middle.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13396665 entry