Symmetrischema striatella

Description

Symmetrischema striatella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Murtfeldt in 1900. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are light brown or brownish-ochreous, sparsely speckled with black. There is a subcostal black, longitudinal line extending from the base to the apex, curving upward slightly and intensifying at the latter. Beneath this, two more or less definite blackish striations, the one on the inner margin being quite broad and diffused, while the discal streak is variable, not continuous, often consisting of two or three dashes. The hindwings are silken, ashy white, shading to cinereous at the tips. The larvae feed on the berries of Solanum nigrum.