Stegasta bosqueella
Species of moth
| Stegasta bosqueella | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Stegasta |
| Species: | S. bosqueella |
| Binomial name | |
| Stegasta bosqueella (Chambers, 1875)[1] | |
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Stegasta bosqueella (red-necked peanutworm moth) is a species of moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.[2]
The larvae are a pest on Arachis hypogaea. They feed on the foliage of their host plant.[3]
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