Stegasta bosqueella

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]

Stegasta bosqueella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Stegasta
Species:
S. bosqueella
Binomial name
Stegasta bosqueella
(Chambers, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oecophora basqueella Chambers, 1875
  • Stegasta basqueella
  • Parastega bosqueella
  • Parastega basqueella
  • Stegasta basqueella
  • Gelechia basqueella
  • Gelechia bosqueella
  • Gelechia costipunctella Möschler, 1890

The larvae are a pest on Arachis hypogaea. They feed on the foliage of their host plant.[3]

References
  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Bug Guide
  3. Life System of Stegasta bosqueella (Chambers) on Peanuts in Oklahoma


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