Symmetrischema striatella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Mary Murtfeldt in 1900. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.[1][2] This species has also been accidentally introduced to New Zealand.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Symmetrischema |
| Species: | S. striatella
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| Symmetrischema striatella (Murtfeldt, 1900)
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The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are light brown or brownish ocherous, sparsely speckled with black. There is a subcostal black, longitudinal line extending from the base to the apex, curving upward slightly and intensifying at the latter. Beneath this, two more or less definite blackish striations, the one on the inner margin being quite broad and diffused, while the discal streak is variable, not continuous, often consisting of two or three dashes. The hindwings are silken, ashy white, shading to cinereous (ash gray) at the tips.[4]
The larvae feed on the berries of Solanum nigrum.
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (April 17, 2016). "Symmetrischema striatella (Murtfeldt, 1900)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "421330.00 – 2039 – Symmetrischema striatella (Murtfeldt, 1900)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ RJB Hoare; N Hudson (December 2018). "Adventive moths (Lepidoptera) established in mainland New Zealand: Additions and new identifications since 2001". Australian Entomologist. 45 (3): 273–324. ISSN 1320-6133. Wikidata Q110305107.
- ^ The Canadian Entomologist. 32 (6): 163.