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| image = | | image = Teaweed Moth Stegasta capitella JG.jpg | ||
| image_caption = | | image_caption = adult seen in Florida, USA | ||
| taxon = Stegasta capitella | | taxon = Stegasta capitella | ||
| authority = (Fabricius, 1794) | | authority = (Fabricius, 1794) | ||
| synonyms = | | synonyms = *''Alucita capitella'' <small>Fabricius, 1794</small> | ||
*''Alucita capitella'' <small>Fabricius, 1794</small> | |||
*''Ypsolophus capitatus'' <small>Fabricius, 1798</small> | *''Ypsolophus capitatus'' <small>Fabricius, 1798</small> | ||
*''Gelechia robustella'' <small>Walker, 1864</small> | *''Gelechia robustella'' <small>Walker, 1864</small> | ||
*''Gelechia rivulella'' <small>Möschler, 1890</small> | *''Gelechia rivulella'' <small>Möschler, 1890</small> | ||
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'''''Stegasta capitella''''', the '''teaweed moth''', is a [[Biology:Moth|moth]] of the family [[Biology:Gelechiidae|Gelechiidae]]. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in [[Place:West Indies|West Indies]]<ref>[http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/stegasta/ funet].fi</ref> and the south-eastern United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia and | '''''Stegasta capitella''''', the '''teaweed moth''', is a [[Biology:Moth|moth]] of the family [[Biology:Gelechiidae|Gelechiidae]]. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in [[Place:West Indies|West Indies]]<ref>[http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/stegasta/ funet].fi</ref> and the south-eastern United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia and Texas.<ref>[http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=2209.1 mothphotographersgroup]</ref> | ||
The length of the forewings is about 4 mm. Adults are on wing from February to August and in October and December in Florida. | The length of the forewings is about 4 mm. Adults are on wing from February to August and in October and December in Florida. | ||
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Short description: Species of moth
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| adult seen in Florida, USA | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Stegasta |
| Species: | S. capitella
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| Stegasta capitella (Fabricius, 1794)
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Stegasta capitella, the teaweed moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in West Indies[1] and the south-eastern United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia and Texas.[2]
The length of the forewings is about 4 mm. Adults are on wing from February to August and in October and December in Florida.
The larvae feed on peanut and Sida spinosa.[3]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q14389442 entry
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