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Gelechia traducella

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Species of moth

Gelechia traducella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species: G. traducella
Binomial name
Gelechia traducella
Busck, 1914

Gelechia traducella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1914. It is found in Panama and Brazil.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are black with a light yellow, oblique fascia from the basal fourth of the costa to the basal third of the dorsum and with a spot of the same colour on the apical fourth of the costa. The hindwings are blackish fuscous.

References

  1. "Gelechia Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  2. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 12Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Gelechia traducella


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