Aroga paraplutella

Aroga paraplutella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Gelechiidae

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Aroga paraplutella
Photo: Pinnacles National Park, CC BY

Aroga paraplutella is a small moth with a wingspan of about 11 to 12 mm. Its forewings are dark brownish with a light reddish-yellow area on the lower side, and its hindwings are a pale brown. It has been recorded in California and Arizona in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The forewings are dark brownish with the entire lower part below the fold colored light reddish-yellow. The hindwings are a light brownish (fuscous) colour.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

The wingspan measures 11 to 12 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It occurs in North America, specifically recorded from California and Arizona.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 8 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Montana, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Colorado.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Aroga paraplutella photo 2
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY
Aroga paraplutella photo 3
Photo: jcowles, CC BY
Aroga paraplutella photo 4
Photo: Wendy McCrady, CC BY
Aroga paraplutella photo 5
Photo: Pinnacles National Park, CC BY

Same family (Gelechiidae)

Angoumois Grain MothAngoumois Grain MothSitotroga cerealellaDamages trees, gardens or cropsBlack-smudged Chionodes MothBlack-smudged Chionodes MothChionodes mediofuscellaInverse and Kimball's Dichomeris MothsInverse and Kimball's Dichomeris MothsDichomeris inversellaPink-washed Aristotelia MothPink-washed Aristotelia MothAristotelia roseosuffusellaWhite Stripe-backed MothWhite Stripe-backed MothArogalea cristifasciellaBurdock Seedhead MothBurdock Seedhead MothMetzneria lappella

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aroga_paraplutella

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-27.

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