Moth Photographers Group – Battaristis vittella

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Gelechiidae

59a0470 – 2229 Battaristis vittella (Busck, 1916)

Stripe-backed Moth

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Distribution Data for Battaristis vittella

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Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Pinaceae. Host genera: Pinus. (Kimberley & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	vittella (Busck, 1916) (Duvita) - MONA 1983: 2229; Holotype: Long Island, NY.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
Busck, A., 1916. Descriptions of new North American Microlepidoptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 18: 147.
Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
Species Page at Block Island Moths
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at Mass Moths
Species Page at iNaturalist
U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype
U.S. National Entomological Collection, holotype.

Holotype - LG – U.S. Nat'l. Museum

Moth Photographers Group at the Mississippi Entomological Museum at the Mississippi State University

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