''Gelechia capiteochrella'' is a

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of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in

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, where it has been recorded from

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. The forewings are dark brown, with the extreme tip of the thorax, and a few minute spots on the forewings ochreous. One of these spots is on the fold towards the base, three or four others at about the middle of the wing, and there are two other minute ones in the apical part of the wing.Cincinnati Q. J. Sci. 2 (3) : 252
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References

Moths described in 1875 Gelechia {{Gelechia-stub