Google
WWW MPG website only

Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Noctuidae
931418 – 9663   Balsa tristrigella (Walker, 1866)
             Three-lined Balsa

© Carol Wolf
Distribution: Type locality: Eastern North America.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Gargaza tristrigella Walker, 1866
Asisyra zelleri Grote, 1873
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 81; pl. A-6 (adult), figs. 6-11; pl. 14, fig. 4 (♂ gen.); pl. 34, fig. 2 (♀ gen.); pl. L-3, figs. 2 (larva) (order).
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Balsa tristrigella
© Bob Patterson
Balsa tristrigella
© Janice Stiefel
Balsa tristrigella
© David Reed
Balsa tristrigella
© Tom Murray
Balsa tristrigella
21mm – © Jim Vargo
Balsa tristrigella
© Canadian National Collection LG


Moth Photographers Group  at the  Mississippi Entomological Museum  at the  Mississippi State University

Send suggestions, or submit photographs to Webmaster — Moth Photographers Group

Database design and scripting support provided by Mike Boone