Gelechia anarsiella

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

Gelechia anarsiella
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G. anarsiella
Binomial name
Gelechia anarsiella
Chambers, 1877

There are two or three microscopic whitish specks or white scales scattered over the wings, and the cilia are pale-grey, dusted with dark grey or blackish scales. The hindwings are of a bluish smoky hue.[3]

The larvae feed on Ceanothus species, spinning a delicate web over the leaf it is feeding on, hiding in a silken tube in a folded leaf or between leaves. The larvae are green, faintly brownish shaded to the spiracles, then clear green. The head is shining black.[4]

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