Symmetrischema striatella

Symmetrischema striatella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Mary Murtfeldt in 1900. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.[1][2]

Symmetrischema striatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Symmetrischema
Species:	S. striatella
Binomial name
Symmetrischema striatella (Murtfeldt, 1900)
Synonyms
Eucatoptus striatella Murtfeldt, 1900

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are light brown or brownish ocherous, sparsely speckled with black. There is a subcostal black, longitudinal line extending from the base to the apex, curving upward slightly and intensifying at the latter. Beneath this, two more or less definite blackish striations, the one on the inner margin being quite broad and diffused, while the discal streak is variable, not continuous, often consisting of two or three dashes. The hindwings are silken, ashy white, shading to cinereous (ash gray) at the tips.[3]

The larvae feed on the berries of Solanum nigrum.

References

1. Savela, Markku, ed. (April 17, 2016). "Symmetrischema striatella (Murtfeldt, 1900)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
2. "421330.00 – 2039 – Symmetrischema striatella (Murtfeldt, 1900)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
3. The Canadian Entomologist. 32 (6): 163.