Gelechia anarsiella
| Gelechia anarsiella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| 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 Gelechiidae family. 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]
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