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Southern streak

Pleurota aristella (Linnaeus, 1768)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The southern streak (Pleurota aristella) is a species in the family Oecophoridae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the southern streak

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the southern streak live?

Not recorded

Is the southern streak endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the southern streak classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyOecophoridae
  6. genusPleurota
  7. SpeciesPleurota aristella (Linnaeus, 1768)

Synonyms Phalaena aristella, Pleurota argentistrigella, Pleurota aristidella, Pleurota bitrabicella, Pleurota destrigella, Tinea aristella

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Pleurote corniculéeFrench
  • ezüstsávos csíkosmolyHungarian
  • rotsgemsmotDutch
  • zdobka klasováSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the southern streak

Other species in the same genus Pleurota.

Light streak

Pleurota bicostella

OecophoridaeNo free photo yet

CompareSouthern streak vs Light streakSouthern streak vs Pleurota acutellaSouthern streak vs Pleurota agadirensisSouthern streak vs Pleurota albarracina

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the southern streak?

The southern streak (Pleurota aristella) belongs to the family Oecophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Southern streak (Pleurota aristella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-streak

MLA

“Southern streak (Pleurota aristella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-streak.

BibTeX
@misc{southern_streak_2026,
  title = {Southern streak (Pleurota aristella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-streak},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}