About Untomia albistrigella (Chambers, 1872)
Untomia albistrigella is a moth species belonging to the family Gelechiidae. It was first described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1872. This species is found in North America, where it has been officially recorded from the following locations: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia. Adult individuals of this moth are dark brown when viewed under certain lighting conditions, with faint purple, green, or bronze tinges. A small, oblique white streak is located on the costal margin just before the apex. There are also a few indistinct whitish scales or small spots within the apex, near the dorsal cilia. The cilia are pale fuscous, with a dark brown hindmarginal line running before their middle.
