Gelechia obscurella

Gelechia obscurella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Gelechia
Species:	G. obscurella
Binomial name
	Gelechia obscurella; Chambers, 1872
Synonyms
	Gelechia perobscurellaWalsingham, 1903;

Last updated September 06, 2025

Gelechia obscurella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded in Kentucky.^[2]^[3]

The forewings are ochreous, densely flecked with dark brown.^[4]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Gelechia obscurella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 24, 2018.
↑ Gelechia at funet
↑ mothphotographersgroup
↑ Can. Ent. 4 (9): 170 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Gelechia obscurella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[2] Gelechia at funet

[3] thphotographersgroup

[4] Can. Ent. 4 (9): 170 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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