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

Gelechia bistrigella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species:
G. bistrigella
Binomial name
Gelechia bistrigella
(Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria bistrigella Chambers, 1872

The forewings are dark brown, a little bronzed and with a little ochreous intermixed, especially in two small patches, one of which is just before the middle and the other about the middle of the wing. There is a small whitish costal streak at the beginning of the costal cilia and another at the beginning of the dorsal cilia. The hindwings are pale ochreous with a silvery lustre.[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ Gelechia at funet
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Can. Ent. 4 (5): 92[title missing]   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Lee, Sangmi; Mercado, Catherine (1 June 2016). "The Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of Panama". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 9 (2): 205–207. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2016.02.003.