Gelechia rileyella

Gelechia rileyella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Gelechia
Species:	G. rileyella
Binomial name
	Gelechia rileyella; (Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms
	Depressaria rileyella Chambers, 1872;

Gelechia rileyella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1872. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky, Maine and New Hampshire.^[1]^[2]

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.^[3]

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Gelechia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
^ The Canadian Entomologist 4 (6): 106

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Gelechia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2017.

[2] Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University

[3] The Canadian Entomologist 4 (6): 106

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