Nealyda phytolaccae
Nealyda phytolaccae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Clarke in 1946. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida.[1][2]
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| Species: | N. phytolaccae |
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| Nealyda phytolaccae Clarke, 1946 | |
The wingspan is 6–8 mm. The forewings are light yellowish brown, basally shading to blackish fuscous or black slightly before the middle where there is a sharp line of demarcation, with the lighter basal shade repeated followed by a gradual shading to blackish fuscous or black at the apex. At the apical fourth, on the costa, a few whitish scales continue across wing as an ill-defined transverse line. The hindwings are fuscous.
The larvae feed on Phytolacca decandra.[3]
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