Gelechia suspensa

(Gelechia suspensa)

Description

Gelechia suspensa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas). The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are blackish with a somewhat oblique white fasciate blotch from the costa at one-fourth reaching two-thirds across the wing and a somewhat pentagonal white spot on the costa at three-fourths reaching half across wing, and a minute white dot on 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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