Fascista bimaculella (Chambers, 1872) is a animal in the Gelechiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Fascista bimaculella (Chambers, 1872)

Fascista bimaculella (Chambers, 1872)

Fascista bimaculella is a Gelechiidae moth found in eastern North America, US, with distinct dark forewings and white markings.

Family
Genus
Fascista
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Fascista bimaculella (Chambers, 1872)

Fascista bimaculella is a species of moth belonging to the family Gelechiidae. This moth is native to North America, and its confirmed recorded range within the United States extends to areas east of the Rocky Mountains. The forewings of Fascista bimaculella are a shining dark purplish-brown or black in color. They feature a large white spot on the disc located just beyond the middle, as well as a second white spot or streak that originates at the start of the costal cilia, and does not extend to the dorsal margin.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gelechiidae Fascista

More from Gelechiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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