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Gelechia capiteochrella

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Gelechia capiteochrella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species:
G. capiteochrella
Binomial name
Gelechia capiteochrella
Chambers, 1875

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

The forewings are dark brown, with the extreme tip of the thorax, and a few minute spots on the forewings ochreous. One of these spots is on the fold towards the base, three or four others at about the middle of the wing, and there are two other minute ones in the apical part of the wing.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Gelechia at funet
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Cincinnati Q. J. Sci. 2 (3) : 252Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.