A Red-necked Peanutworm Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/21/2015).
A Red-necked Peanutworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/11/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Red-necked Peanutworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/28/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Red-necked Peanutworm Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/22/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Red-necked Peanutworm Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/7/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Red-necked Peanutworm Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/21/2015).
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A Red-necked Peanutworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/11/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
Red-necked Peanutworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/28/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Red-necked Peanutworm Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/22/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Red-necked Peanutworm Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/7/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Stegasta |
| Species: | S. bosqueella
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| Stegasta bosqueella | |
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Stegasta bosqueella (red-necked peanutworm moth) is a species of moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.[2]
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The larvae are a pest on Arachis hypogaea. They feed on the foliage of their host plant.[3]
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