Aroga eldorada
Aroga eldorada is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[1][2]
| Aroga eldorada | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Aroga |
| Species: | A. eldorada |
| Binomial name | |
| Aroga eldorada (Keifer, 1936) | |
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The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are white at the scale bases, but most scales are heavily infused with dark to blackish-fuscous. The area from the base to the fascia has irregular shades of chestnut-brown. The hindwings are grey.
The larvae feed on Artemisia vulgaris .[3]
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