Teaweed Moth

Stegasta capitella

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae

Stegasta capitella, the teaweed moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in West Indies and the south-eastern United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia and Texas.

Distribution

Teaweed Moth — (c) Mike Ostrowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Mike Ostrowski · CC-BY-SA

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 151Mexico · 10

Sources and credits

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