Aroga atraphaxi is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Tajikistan.[1]

Aroga atraphaxi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aroga
Species:
A. atraphaxi
Binomial name
Aroga atraphaxi
Bidzilya, 2009

The wingspan is 14.5–15.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Atraphaxis pyrifolia.

Etymology

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The species is named for the host plant.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Aroga at funet
  2. ^ Bidzilya, O., 2009: Two new species of the genus Aroga Busck, 1914 from Tadzhikistan (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 37 (147): 301-305.