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Gelechiidae
59a0693.5 – 1851   Arogalea cristifasciella (Chambers, 1878)
             Stripe-backed Moth

© Carol Wolf
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • cristifasciella (Chambers, 1878) (Gelechia) - MONA 1983: 1851
  • inscripta (Walsingham, 1882) (Gelechia)
  • References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    Arogalea cristifasciella
    © Bob Patterson
    Arogalea cristifasciella
    © Mark Dreiling - DNA
    Arogalea cristifasciella
    © Tom Murray
    Arogalea cristifasciella
    © J. Merrill Lynch
    Arogalea cristifasciella
    © Tom Murray
    Arogalea cristifasciella
    © Carol Wolf
    Arogalea cristifasciella
    © Jim Vargo
    Arogalea cristifasciella
    © SangMi Lee
    Arogalea cristifasciella
    © George Smiley LG
    8mm on Quercus palustris

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