Gelechia griseella

(Redirected from Dichomeris griseella)

Gelechia griseella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.[1][2]

Gelechia griseella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species:
G. griseella
Binomial name
Gelechia griseella
(Chambers, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Nothris griseella Chambers, 1874
  • Trichotaphe griseella
  • Dichomeris griseella

Adults are pale grey, the extreme costa at the base, and the inner angle of the forewings dark brown, and the base towards the dorsal margin suffused with faint reddish yellow. The disc from the base nearly to the middle is suffused with brown, and there are faint brownish streaks between the veins in the apical part of the wing.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Gelechia at funet
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Can. Ent. 6 (12) : 245  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.