Stegasta bosqueella

Stegasta bosqueella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Stegasta
Species:	S. bosqueella
Binomial name
Stegasta bosqueella (Chambers, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
Oecophora basqueella Chambers, 1875 Stegasta basqueella Parastega bosqueella Parastega basqueella Stegasta basqueella Gelechia basqueella Gelechia bosqueella Gelechia costipunctella Möschler, 1890

Stegasta bosqueella (red-necked peanutworm moth) is a species of moth of the family Gelechiidae. 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]

References

1. mothphotographersgroup
2. Bug Guide
3. Life System of Stegasta bosqueella (Chambers) on Peanuts in Oklahoma