Gelechia rhombelliformis

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Gelechia rhombelliformis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species:
G. rhombelliformis
Binomial name
Gelechia rhombelliformis
Staudinger, 1871

Gelechia rhombelliformis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1871. [1] It is found from the Netherlands and Germany east to Russia and from Denmark and Latvia south to Austria, Hungary and Romania.

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. [2]

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "Harpoenpalpmot Gelechia rhombelliformis (Staudinger, 1871)". Microlepidoptera.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.