Biology:Gelechia marmoratella

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Gelechia marmoratella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1][2]

Adults are white, the forewings speckled with black. These speckles are partly confluent and form an irregular band at the base, another in the middle, and a narrower and more irregular marginal band. The exterior border is slightly convex and very oblique. The hindwings are brownish cinereous.[3]

References

  1. Gelechia at funet
  2. Afro Moths
  3. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 29: 646 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13641014 entry