Stegasta bosqueella

Stegasta bosqueella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Stegasta
Species: S. bosqueella
Binomial name
Stegasta bosqueella
(Chambers, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Stegasta basqueella
  • Parastega bosqueella
  • Parastega basqueella
  • Stegasta basqueella
  • Gelechia basqueella
  • Gelechia bosqueella

The Red-necked Peanutworm Moth (Stegasta bosqueella) is a species of moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.[2]

The larvae are a pest on Arachis hypogaea. They feed on the foliage of their host plant.[3]

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