Gelechia atlanticella

Gelechia atlanticella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Morocco[1] and Spain.

Gelechia atlanticella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Gelechia
Species:
G. atlanticella
Binomial name
Gelechia atlanticella
(Amsel, 1955)
Synonyms
  • Nothris atlanticella Amsel, 1955

The wingspan is 19–20 mm. The forewings are greyish brown mottled with whitish and with short black streaks at the base and in the fold. There is a broad median longitudinal streak interrupted by two whitish spots and there are several black spots on the termen.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Juniperus thurifera. They have a light green body and blackish brown head.[2]

References
  1. Gelechia at funet
  2. DOMINGO, J. & P. HUEMER (2001): Gelechia atlanticella (AMSEL, 1955) (Gelechiidae) newly recorded for the European fauna and a review of the Gelechia species feeding on Cupressaceae. — Nota lepidopterologica 24 (4): 43-50


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