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Gelechiidae
59a1152 – 2199   Aroga trilineella (Chambers, 1877)
Distribution Data for Aroga trilineella
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Synonymy:
  • trilineella (Chambers, 1877) (Gelechia) - MONA 1983: 2199; TL: "Edgerton" (extinct town eight miles north of present-day Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, CO.
  • bispiculata (Meyrick, 1923) (Gelechia); TL: "Arizona, Congress".
    Note: n. syn. (Hodges 1983).
  • hipposaris (Meyrick, 1927) (Gelechia); TL: Alpine, TX.
    Note: n. syn. (Hodges 1983).
  • Host Plants: Shropshire & Tallamy (2025) [accessed 6xii2025]: Host familiy: Asteraceae.  Host genera: Artemisia.  Notes: webs on shoots & leaves (Braun 1925a).
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    References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
    • Chambers, V.T., 1877. The Tineina of Colorado. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 3(6): 125.
    • Hodges, R.W., 1983. In: Hodges, R. W. et al.: Check List of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico including Greenland. - E. W. Classey Ltd. and the Wedge Entomological Research Foundation (read online)
    • Meyrick, E., 1923 [1927]. Exotic Microlepidoptera, 3(11): 348.
    • Meyrick, E., 1923. Exotic Microlepidoptera, 39(1): 23.
    • Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
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