''Xenolechia querciphaga'' is a
moth of the family
Gelechiidae. It is found in
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
, where it has been recorded from
Alabama,
Arkansas,
California,
Mississippi and
Texas.
The
wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are grey, often with a darker spot or tuft at the plical base. Tufts and some raised scales are present, the tufts
usually blackish or somewhat darker than general wing colour. The hindwings are lighter grey than the forewings.
The larvae feed on ''
Quercus wislizenii'' and ''
Quercus douglasii''. The larvae have a green body and light amber head.
Calif. Dept. Agric., Mon. Bull. 22 : 358
References
Moths described in 1933
Xenolechia
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