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 Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 edit

  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   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.