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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aroga
Species:
A. eldorada
Binomial name
Aroga eldorada
(Keifer, 1936)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia eldorada Keifer, 1936

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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