Gelechia abjunctella

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Gelechia abjunctella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species:
G. abjunctella
Binomial name
Gelechia abjunctella
Walker, 1864

Gelechia abjunctella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in South Africa. [1] [2]

Adults are blackish cinereous, the forewings with a few black points and with some cinereous speckles, wholly cinereous along the exterior border. The exterior border is very oblique. The hindwings are pale cinereous, shining. [3]

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References

  1. Gelechia at funet
  2. Afro Moths
  3. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 29: 629 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .