Gelechia nervosella

Gelechia nervosella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in southern France, Spain and Morocco.[1][2]

Gelechia nervosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Gelechia
Species:
G. nervosella
Binomial name
Gelechia nervosella
(Zerny, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Nothris nervosella Zerny, 1927
  • Nothris thuriferella Cleu, 1936

The length of the forewings is about 7 mm. The forewings are brownish white, with blackish longitudinal streaks on the veins. The hindwings are grey.[3]

The larvae feed on Juniperus thurifera.

References
  1. Gelechia at funet
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. ZERNY, H. (1927): Die Lepidopterenfauna von Albarracin in Aragonien. — Eos Revista española de entomología 3 (3): 299-394, (4): 395-488


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