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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae) » Gelechiinae » Gelechiini » Stegasta » Red-necked Peanutworm Moth - Hodges#2209 (Stegasta bosqueella)

Species Stegasta bosqueella - Red-necked Peanutworm Moth - Hodges#2209

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Red-necked Peanutworm Moth - Stegasta bosqueella Red-necked Peanutworm Moth - Stegasta bosqueella Red-necked Peanutworm Moth - Hodges#2209 - Stegasta bosqueella Stegasta bosqueella Stegasta bosqueella – Red-necked Peanutworm Moth - Stegasta bosqueella Red-necked Peanutworm Moth - Stegasta bosqueella Red-necked Peanutworm Moth - Stegasta bosqueella Gelechiinae? - Stegasta bosqueella
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)
Subfamily Gelechiinae
Tribe Gelechiini
Genus Stegasta
Species bosqueella (Red-necked Peanutworm Moth - Hodges#2209)
Hodges Number
2209
Explanation of Names
Stegasta bosqueella (Chambers, 1875)
Numbers
two spp. north of Mex.
Identification
Genitalia:
Range
e. US to AZ, except New England - Map (MPG & BG data)
See Also
Stegasta capitella which has a white head

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Some Ethmia species have similar black and white markings.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - MPG
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 22 October, 2006 - 9:38am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn, Maury Heiman, Robert H. Biagi, Steve Morris
Last updated 10 October, 2024 - 8:40am

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