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Gelechia griseaella

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Species of moth

Gelechia griseaella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species: G. griseaella
Binomial name
Gelechia griseaella
(Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Parasia griseaella Chambers, 1872

Gelechia griseaella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario.

The forewings are white, overlaid with brown, so as to give a greyish cast. In the costal and apical portions of the wing the brown scales are condensed into numerous irregular and indefinite spots and streaks.

References

  1. Gelechia at funet
  2. Can. Ent. 4 (5): 88 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Gelechia griseaella


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