| Gelechia liberata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Gelechia |
| Species: | G. liberata |
| Binomial name | |
| Gelechia liberata Meyrick, 1910 | |
Gelechia liberata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in South Africa.
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are light ochreous-brownish, with some scattered fuscous and a few black scales. The base of the costa is suffused with dark fuscous, forming a short transverse mark near the base. There is a minute black subdorsal dot near the base and there are some strigulae of blackish irroration on the costa anteriorly. A subtriangular spot of fuscous suffusion is found on the dorsum at two-fifths, terminated above by a small blackish spot representing the plical stigma. A moderate spot of fuscous suffusion with some black scales is found on the costa at two-thirds, and another towards the dorsum before the tornus. The hindwings are grey.
References
- Gelechia at funet
- Afro Moths
- Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 5 : 414
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| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Gelechia liberata | |
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