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Gelechia amorphella

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Species of moth

Gelechia amorphella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species: G. amorphella
Binomial name
Gelechia amorphella
Chambers, 1877

Gelechia amorphella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1877. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado.

Adults are dark steel gray, with two minute darker spots, one on the disc, the other at the end of the cell.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Gelechia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 3: 124 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Gelechia amorphella


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