Gelechia aglossella

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Gelechia aglossella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species:
G. aglossella
Binomial name
Gelechia aglossella
Walker, 1866

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

Adults are cinereous, the forewings slightly rounded at the tips and with speckles here and there clustering and forming four incomplete bands. The exterior border is slightly convex and very oblique. The hindwings are pale cinereous. [3]

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References

  1. Gelechia at funet
  2. Afro Moths
  3. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 35: 1830 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .