Aroga acharnaea explained

Aroga acharnaea is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.[1] [2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are grey irregularly mixed whitish, with the veins on the costal half partially marked with black streaks and with a spot of white suffusion on the costa at three-fourths, preceded by a spot of blackish suffusion. The hindwings are grey, in males with an expansible ochreous-whitish hairpencil from the base lying along the costal edge to near the middle.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/aroga/ Aroga at funet
  2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=2182 mothphotographersgroup
  3. https://archive.org/stream/exoticmicrolepid03meyr#page/348/mode/1up Exot. Microlep. 3 (11): 348