Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Aristotelia rubidella (Clemens, 1860)


Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Identification: Forewing gray with pink and brownish mottling that increases toward outer margin. Subapical area generally blackish.
Wing Span: 0.9-1.1 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Unrecorded.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Maine to Florida, west to central Missouri and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR: GNR
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL