Gelechia griseaella

Gelechia griseaella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario.[1]

Gelechia griseaella
Scientific classification
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

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.[2]

References
  1. Gelechia at funet
  2. Can. Ent. 4 (5): 88


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