| Gelechia rileyella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Gelechia |
| Species: | G. rileyella |
| Binomial name | |
| Gelechia rileyella (Chambers, 1872) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gelechia rileyella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1872. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky, Maine and New Hampshire.[1][2]
The forewings are pale yellow, faintly tinged with pink and minutely dusted with fuscous. There is a fuscous streak on the base of the costa. The hindwings are a little paler.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Gelechia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ↑ The Canadian Entomologist 4 (6): 106
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