Biology:Gelechia angustella

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Short description: Species of moth

Gelechia angustella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species:
G. angustella
Binomial name
Gelechia angustella
Walker, 1864

Gelechia angustella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Adults are whitish, smooth and shining, the forewings with some aeneous streaks, two of which are larger than the others. Of these, one extends obliquely outward from the exterior costa, and the other is along the apical part of the costa. The exterior border is extremely oblique.[2]

References

  1. Gelechia at funet
  2. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 29: 637 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13640782 entry