Gelechia anarsiella

Gelechia anarsiella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species:
G. anarsiella
Binomial name
Gelechia anarsiella
Chambers, 1877

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

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]

References

  1. ^ Gelechia at funet
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. 3 : 126 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 25 (1304) : 874 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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