Gelechia liberata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species:
G. liberata
Binomial name
Gelechia liberata
Meyrick, 1910

Gelechia liberata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are light ochreous-brownish, with some scattered fuscous and a few black scales. The base of the costa is suffused with dark fuscous, forming a short transverse mark near the base. There is a minute black subdorsal dot near the base and there are some strigulae of blackish irroration on the costa anteriorly. A subtriangular spot of fuscous suffusion is found on the dorsum at two-fifths, terminated above by a small blackish spot representing the plical stigma. A moderate spot of fuscous suffusion with some black scales is found on the costa at two-thirds, and another towards the dorsum before the tornus. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Gelechia at funet
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 5 : 414 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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