Gelechia pallidagriseella

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

Gelechia pallidagriseella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Gelechia
Species:
G. pallidagriseella
Binomial name
Gelechia pallidagriseella
Chambers, 1874
Synonyms
  • Gelechia pallidegrisseella Chambers, 1875

Adults are pale yellowish grey, a little suffused with ochreous on the thorax and forewings. There is a minute rust red spot about the middle of the disc and the extreme costa is dark brown at the base.[3]

References
  1. Gelechia at funet
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Can. Ent. 6 (12) : 237


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