Gelechia leptospora

(Gelechia leptospora)

Description

Gelechia leptospora is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Costa Rica. The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are smooth dark bronzy-fuscous with groups of three or four grey-whitish scales indicating the stigmata, the plical obliquely before the first discal, a few similar scales scattered on the fold. There is a slightly oblique transverse mark of grey-whitish scales from the costa about three-fourths, and two or three scales near the tornus opposite. The hindwings are dark grey.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Gelechia
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