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Gelechia wacoella

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Gelechia wacoella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species:
G. wacoella
Binomial name
Gelechia wacoella
Chambers, 1874

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

The forewings are dark brown with two ochreous spots on the costal margin near the base, another at the beginning of the cilia, and two small spots of the same hue on the fold before the middle.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Gelechia at funet
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Can. Ent. 6 (12) : 237 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.