Aroga compositella

Six-spotted aroga
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Aroga
Species:	A. compositella
Binomial name
	Aroga compositella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Oecophora compositellaWalker, 1864 ; Gelechia coloradensisBusck, 1903 ; Gelechia speculiferaMeyrick, 1931 ;

Last updated February 23, 2025

Aroga compositella, the six-spotted aroga, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is found in the United States,^[2]^[3] where it has been recorded from Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.^[1]

Description

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are deep purplish black with five pure white markings, namely, an outwardly oblique costal white streak near the base, reaching the fold. An elliptical white spot is found on the middle of the wing and there is an angulate white costal spot at the beginning of the cilia, as well as an opposite small dorsal white spot and a small white dot on the fold, below and forward of the central spot. Just before the apex a few single white scales are found. The hindwings are dark fuscous.^[4]

References

1 2 "59a1140 – 2187 Aroga compositella (Walker, 1864)". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
1 2 Hobern, D. & Sattler, K. (25 January 2025). "Parapsectris violae Bidzilya, 2010". Catalogue of World Gelechiidae 1.1.25.025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
1 2 Savela, Markku. "Aroga Busck, 1914". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
↑ Busck, A., 1903. A revision of the American moths of the family Gelechiidae, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 25: 857 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[mothphotographersgroup-1] 1 2 "59a1140 – 2187 Aroga compositella (Walker, 1864)". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 22 February 2025.

[World_Gelechiidae-2] 1 2 Hobern, D. & Sattler, K. (25 January 2025). "Parapsectris violae Bidzilya, 2010". Catalogue of World Gelechiidae 1.1.25.025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.

[Savela-3] 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Aroga Busck, 1914". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 22 February 2025.

[4] Busck, A., 1903. A revision of the American moths of the family Gelechiidae, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 25: 857 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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