Gelechia obscurella

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]

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 perobscurella Walsingham, 1903

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

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


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