Balsa tristrigella

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| image = Three-lined Balsa Moth.jpg

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| taxon = Balsa tristrigella

| authority = (Walker, 1866)[http://ftp.funet.fi/index/Tree_of_life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/tortricoidea/tortricidae/olethreutinae/pseudexentera/index.html Pseudexentera at funet]

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  • Garzana tristrigella Walker, 1866
  • Balsa tristigella
  • Asisyra zelleri Grote, 1873

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The three-lined balsa moth (Balsa tristrigella) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in eastern North America.[http://bugguide.net/node/view/20736 Bug Guide]

The wingspan is {{convert|25|–|30|mm|abbr=on}}. They are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on Crataegus species.

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