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Gelechia traducella

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Gelechia traducella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species:
G. traducella
Binomial name
Gelechia traducella
Busck, 1914

Gelechia traducella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1914. It is found in Panama and Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are black with a light yellow, oblique fascia from the basal fourth of the costa to the basal third of the dorsum and with a spot of the same colour on the apical fourth of the costa. The hindwings are blackish fuscous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Gelechia Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 12Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.