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Streaked Twirler

Symmetrischema striatella (Murtfeldt, 1900)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The streaked twirler (Symmetrischema striatella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the streaked twirler

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 streaked twirler live?

Not recorded

Is the streaked twirler 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 streaked twirler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusSymmetrischema
  7. SpeciesSymmetrischema striatella (Murtfeldt, 1900)

Synonyms Eucatoptus striatella

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the streaked twirler

Other species in the same genus Symmetrischema.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the streaked twirler?

The streaked twirler (Symmetrischema striatella) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Streaked Twirler (Symmetrischema striatella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/streaked-twirler

MLA

“Streaked Twirler (Symmetrischema striatella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/streaked-twirler.

BibTeX
@misc{streaked_twirler_2026,
  title = {Streaked Twirler (Symmetrischema striatella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/streaked-twirler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}