Gelechia obscurella

Last updated

Gelechia obscurella
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
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

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

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

Related Research Articles

<i>Coleotechnites</i> Genus of moths

Coleotechnites is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1880. One of the best known species is the lodgepole needle miner, a serious pest of forest trees in North America.

<i>Exoteleia</i> Genus of moths

Exoteleia is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.

<i>Gelechia</i> Genus of moths

Gelechia is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. The type species is Gelechia rhombella.

<i>Mirificarma</i> Genus of moths

Mirificarma is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.

<i>Leucocnemis</i> Genus of moths

Leucocnemis is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1908.

Angoumois grain moth Species of moth

The Angoumois grain moth is a species of gelechioid moth. It is the type species of its genus Sitotroga, placed in the subfamily Pexicopiinae of the twirler moth family (Gelechiidae). Formerly, it was included in the "Chelariinae", which more recent authors do not separate from the Pexicopiinae and usually even do not consider a distinct tribe ("Chelariini") within them.

Palaeomicroides obscurella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Syuti Issiki in 1931. It is known from Taiwan.

<i>Gelechia sabinellus</i> Species of moth

The juniper gelechiid moth is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is known from most of Europe. It is an introduced species in Great Britain and North America through accidental introduction in garden junipers.

<i>Gelechia sororculella</i> Species of moth

Gelechia sororculella, the dark-striped groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed from Europe, throughout Siberia to the Russian Far East.

Gelechia turpella, the grand groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed in Europe. Outside of Europe, it is found from the Caucasus to Siberia and the Russian Far East. The habitat consists of woodlands and parks.

<i>Gelechia sestertiella</i> Species of moth

Gelechia sestertiella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland, France, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, the Baltic region, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.

<i>Gelechia scotinella</i> Species of moth

Gelechia scotinella, the thicket groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854 and is found in almost all of Europe. The habitat consists of mature hedgerows and scrubland.

<i>Gelechia rhombelliformis</i> Species of moth

Gelechia rhombelliformis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1871. It is found from the Netherlands and Germany east to Russia and from Denmark and Latvia south to Austria, Hungary and Romania.

Gelechia cuneatella, the long-winged groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Douglas in 1852. It is found in northern, central and eastern Europe, Russia, China and Japan. The habitat consists of river banks and marshes.

Gelechia atlanticella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Morocco and Spain.

<i>Gelechia asinella</i> Species of moth

Gelechia asinella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, Hungary, Romania and Poland, as well as on Corsica.

Gelechia dujardini is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in France, Croatia, North Macedonia, Greece, Italy and Turkey.

Calliopsis obscurella is a species of bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Discocerina obscurella is a species of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.

References

  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. mothphotographersgroup
  4. Can. Ent. 4 (9): 170