Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Stegasta | |
Stegasta capitella, the teaweed moth, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in West Indies and the south-eastern United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia and Texas.
The length of the forewings is about 4 mm. Adults are on wing from February to August and in October and December in Florida.
The larvae feed on peanut and Sida spinosa.
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