Nealyda phytolaccae

Nealyda phytolaccae is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Clarke in 1946. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida.^[1][2]

The wingspan is 6-8 mm. The forewings are light yellowish brown, basally shading to blackish fuscous or black slightly before the middle where there is a sharp line of demarcation, with the lighter basal shade repeated followed by a gradual shading to blackish fuscous or black at the apex. At the apical fourth, on the costa, a few whitish scales continue across wing as an ill-defined transverse line. The hindwings are fuscous.

The larvae feed on Phytolacca decandra.^[3]

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