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Gelechia rileyella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Gelechia

Gelechia rileyella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Chambers in 1872. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky, Maine and New Hampshire.

The forewings are pale yellow, faintly tinged with pink and minutely dusted with fuscous. There is a fuscous streak on the base of the costa. The hindwings are a little paler.

References

Gelechia rileyella Wikipedia