''Aroga acharnaea'' is a

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of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in

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, where it has been recorded from

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. The

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is about 20 mm. The forewings are grey irregularly mixed whitish, with the veins on the costal half partially marked with black streaks and with a spot of white suffusion on the costa at three-fourths, preceded by a spot of blackish suffusion. The hindwings are grey, in males with an expansible ochreous-whitish hairpencil from the base lying along the costal edge to near the middle.Exot. Microlep. 3 (11): 348
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References

Moths described in 1927 Aroga Moths of North America {{Gelechiini-stub