Friseria acaciella

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Friseria acaciella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Friseria
Species:
F. acaciella
Binomial name
Friseria acaciella
(Busck, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Telphusa acaciellaBusck, 1906

Friseria acaciella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Mexico and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Texas and Louisiana. [1] [2]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are dark purple slightly lighter toward the apex and along the dorsal edge. There is a large oblique quadrangular yellowish white spot at the basal third, reaching with one corner down over the fold. A faint and ill-defined irregular transverse whitish line is found at the apical third between the darker basal and the lighter apical part of the wing. The hindwings are dark fuscous.

The larvae feed on Acacia farnesiana . The larva is whitish with black head. [3]

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References

  1. Friseria at funet
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 30 (1465) : 722 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .