Nealyda phytolaccae

Nealyda phytolaccae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Clarke in 1946. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida.[1][2]

Nealyda phytolaccae
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N. phytolaccae
Binomial name
Nealyda phytolaccae
Clarke, 1946

The wingspan is 6–8 mm. The forewings are light yellowish brown, basally shading to blackish fuscous or black slightly before the middle where there is a sharp line of demarcation, with the lighter basal shade repeated followed by a gradual shading to blackish fuscous or black at the apex. At the apical fourth, on the costa, a few whitish scales continue across wing as an ill-defined transverse line. The hindwings are fuscous.

The larvae feed on Phytolacca decandra.[3]

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