''Gelechia'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s in the family

Gelechiidae The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy has been subject to considerable d ...

. The

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specime ...

is '' Gelechia rhombella''.

Species

*Subgenus ''Gelechia'' **'' Gelechia asinella'' (Hubner, 1796) **'' Gelechia aspoecki'' Huemer, 1992 **'' Gelechia atlanticella'' (Amsel, 1955) **'' Gelechia basipunctella'' Herrich-Schaffer, 1854 **'' Gelechia cuneatella'' Douglas, 1852 **'' Gelechia dujardini'' Huemer, 1991 **''

Gelechia hippophaella The sea buckthorn moth (''Gelechia hippophaella'') is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Romania and from Great Britain to Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a coun ...

'' (Schrank, 1802) **'' Gelechia jakovlevi'' Krulikovsky, 1905 **'' Gelechia mediterranea'' Huemer, 1991 **'' Gelechia muscosella'' Zeller, 1839 **'' Gelechia nervosella'' (Zerny, 1927) **'' Gelechia nigra'' (Haworth, 1828) **'' Gelechia rhombella'' (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) **'' Gelechia rhombelliformis'' Staudinger, 1871 **'' Gelechia sabinellus'' (Zeller, 1839) **'' Gelechia scotinella'' Herrich-Schaffer, 1854 **'' Gelechia senticetella'' (Staudinger, 1859) **'' Gelechia sestertiella'' Herrich-Schaffer, 1854 **'' Gelechia sororculella'' (Hubner, 1817) **'' Gelechia turpella'' (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) *Subgenus ''Mesogelechia'' Omelko, 1986 **'' Gelechia sirotina'' Omelko, 1986 *Unplaced to subgenus **'' Gelechia abjunctella'' Walker, 1864 **'' Gelechia aglossella'' Walker, 1866 **'' Gelechia albatella'' Walker, 1864 **'' Gelechia albisparsella'' (Chambers, 1872) **'' Gelechia albomaculata'' Omelko, 1986 **'' Gelechia allomima'' Meyrick, 1938 **'' Gelechia allotria'' Meyrick, 1925 **'' Gelechia anagramma'' Meyrick, 1921 **'' Gelechia anarsiella'' Chambers, 1877 **'' Gelechia angustella'' Walker, 1864 **'' Gelechia anomorcta'' Meyrick, 1926 **'' Gelechia anthochra'' Lower, 1896 **'' Gelechia anthracopa'' Meyrick, 1922 **'' Gelechia arotrias'' Meyrick, 1908 **'' Gelechia atrofusca'' Omelko, 1986 **'' Gelechia badiomaculella'' Chambers, 1872 **'' Gelechia bathrochlora'' Meyrick, 1932 **'' Gelechia benitella'' Barnes & Busck, 1920 **'' Gelechia bergiella'' Teich, 1886 **'' Gelechia bianulella'' (Chambers, 1875) **'' Gelechia bistrigella'' (Chambers, 1872) **'' Gelechia capiteochrella'' Chambers, 1875 **'' Gelechia caudatae'' Clarke, 1934 **'' Gelechia chionomima'' Meyrick, 1929 **'' Gelechia clandestina'' Omelko, 1986 **'' Gelechia clopica'' Meyrick, 1931 **'' Gelechia conditor'' Omelko, 1986 **'' Gelechia cuneifera'' Walsingham, 1911 **'' Gelechia cuspidatella'' Turati, 1934 **'' Gelechia delapsa'' Meyrick, 1931 **'' Gelechia delodectis'' Meyrick, 1938 **'' Gelechia desiliens'' Meyrick, 1923 **'' Gelechia diacmota'' Meyrick, 1932 **'' Gelechia discostrigella'' Chambers, 1875 **'' Gelechia dolbyi'' (Walsingham, 1911) **'' Gelechia dromicella'' Busck, 1910 **'' Gelechia dyariella'' Busck, 1903 **'' Gelechia dzunmodi'' Lvovsky & Piskunov, 1989 **'' Gelechia ekhingolica'' Lvovsky & Piskunov, 1989 **'' Gelechia elephantopis'' Meyrick, 1936 **'' Gelechia epiphloea'' Meyrick, 1913 **'' Gelechia epistolica'' Meyrick, 1931 **'' Gelechia exclarella'' Möschler, 1890 **'' Gelechia exposita'' (Meyrick, 1926) **'' Gelechia farinosa'' Teich, 1899 **'' Gelechia fecunda'' Meyrick, 1918 **'' Gelechia flavipalpella'' Walsingham, 1881 **'' Gelechia flexurella'' Clemens, 1860 **'' Gelechia frequens'' (Meyrick, 1921) **'' Gelechia fuscooculata'' Omelko, 1986 **'' Gelechia gammanella'' Walker, 1864 **'' Gelechia goniospila'' Meyrick, 1931 **'' Gelechia gracula'' (Meyrick, 1929) **'' Gelechia griseaella'' (Chambers, 1872) **'' Gelechia griseella'' (Chambers, 1874) **'' Gelechia grisseochrella'' Chambers, 1875 **'' Gelechia haifella'' Amsel, 1935 **'' Gelechia hetaeria'' Walsingham, 1911 **'' Gelechia horiaula'' Meyrick, 1918 **'' Gelechia hyoscyamella'' (Rebel, 1912) **'' Gelechia impurgata'' Walsingham, 1911 **'' Gelechia inconspicua'' Omelko, 1986 **'' Gelechia inferialis'' (Meyrick, 1918) **'' Gelechia intermedia'' Braun, 1923 **'' Gelechia invenustella'' Berg, 1876 **'' Gelechia junctipunctella'' Caradja, 1920 **'' Gelechia lactiflora'' Meyrick, 1921 **'' Gelechia leptospora'' Meyrick, 1932 **'' Gelechia liberata'' Meyrick, 1910 **'' Gelechia longipalpella'' Teich, 1899 **'' Gelechia lynceella'' Zeller, 1873 **'' Gelechia machinata'' (Meyrick, 1929) **'' Gelechia maculatusella'' Chambers, 1875 **'' Gelechia mandella'' Busck, 1904 **'' Gelechia marmoratella'' Walker, 1864 **'' Gelechia melanoptila'' (Lower, 1897) **'' Gelechia mimella'' Clemens, 1860 **'' Gelechia monella'' Busck, 1904 **'' Gelechia mundata'' (Meyrick, 1929) **'' Gelechia notabilis'' Omelko, 1986 **'' Gelechia obscurella'' Chambers, 1872 **'' Gelechia ocherfuscella'' Chambers, 1875 **'' Gelechia ochrocorys'' Meyrick, 1936 **'' Gelechia omphalopis'' Meyrick, 1926 **'' Gelechia ophiaula'' Meyrick, 1931 **'' Gelechia overhaldensis'' Strand, 1920 **'' Gelechia packardella'' Chambers, 1877 **'' Gelechia pallidagriseella'' Chambers, 1874 **'' Gelechia palpialbella'' Chambers, 1875 **'' Gelechia panella'' Busck, 1903 **'' Gelechia paraula'' (Meyrick, 1916) **'' Gelechia paroxynta'' Meyrick, 1931 **'' Gelechia petraea'' Walsingham, 1911 **'' Gelechia picrogramma'' Meyrick, 1929 **'' Gelechia pisarevi'' Lvovsky & Piskunov, 1989 **'' Gelechia pistaciae'' Filipjev, 1934 **'' Gelechia platydoxa'' Meyrick, 1923 **'' Gelechia praestantella'' Lucas, 1956 **'' Gelechia repetitrix'' Meyrick, 1931 **'' Gelechia rescissella'' Zeller, 1852 **'' Gelechia resecta'' Meyrick, 1913 **'' Gelechia ribesella'' Chambers, 1875 **'' Gelechia rileyella'' (Chambers, 1872) **'' Gelechia sachalinensis'' Matsumura, 1931 **'' Gelechia sattleri'' Piskunov, 1982 **'' Gelechia sematica'' (Meyrick, 1913) **'' Gelechia sonorensis'' Walsingham, 1911 **'' Gelechia stenacma'' Meyrick, 1935 **'' Gelechia suspensa'' Meyrick, 1923 **'' Gelechia teleiodella'' Omelko, 1986 **'' Gelechia tetraleuca'' Meyrick, 1918 **'' Gelechia thoracestrigella'' Chambers, 1875 **'' Gelechia thymiata'' (Meyrick, 1929) **'' Gelechia trachydyta'' (Meyrick, 1920) **'' Gelechia traducella'' Busck, 1914 **'' Gelechia tribalanota'' Meyrick, 1935 **'' Gelechia turangella'' Lvovsky & Piskunov, 1989 **'' Gelechia unistrigella'' Chambers, 1873 **'' Gelechia veneranda'' Walsingham, 1911 **'' Gelechia versutella'' Zeller, 1873 **'' Gelechia wacoella'' Chambers, 1874

Placement unclear

*'' Gelechia amorphella'' Chambers, 1877 *'' Gelechia discoanulella'' Chambers, 1875

Former species

*'' Gelechia acanthopis'' Meyrick, 1932 *'' Gelechia adapterella'' Walker, 1864 *'' Gelechia bufo'' Walsingham, 1911 *'' Gelechia cacoderma'' Walsingham, 1911 *'' Gelechia caespitella'' Zeller, 1877 *'' Gelechia cerussata'' Walsingham, 1911 *'' Gelechia chlorocephala'' Meyrick, 1932 *'' Gelechia concinna'' Walsingham, 1911 *'' Gelechia creberrima'' Walsingham, 1911 *'' Gelechia crudescens'' Meyrick, 1920 *'' Gelechia elaboratella'' Braun, 1923 *'' Gelechia flammulella'' Walsingham, 1897 *'' Gelechia gnathodoxa'' Meyrick, 1926 *'' Gelechia lapidescens'' Meyrick, 1916 *'' Gelechia nephelophracta'' Meyrick, 1932 *'' Gelechia neptica'' Walsingham, 1911 *'' Gelechia nigripectus'' Walsingham, 1911 *'' Gelechia nucifer'' Walsingham, 1911 *'' Gelechia ophiomorpha'' Meyrick, 1935 *'' Gelechia pertinens'' Meyrick, 1931 *'' Gelechia pleroma'' Walsingham, 1911 *'' Gelechia protozona'' Meyrick, 1926 *'' Gelechia rhypodes'' Walsingham, 1911 *'' Gelechia scotodes'' Walsingham, 1911 *'' Gelechia synthetica'' Walsingham, 1911 *'' Gelechia tannuolella'' Rebel, 1917 *'' Gelechia tragicella'' (Heyden, 1865) *'' Gelechia xylobathra'' Meyrick, 1936 *'' Gelechia xylophaea'' Meyrick, 1921

References

External links

Checklist of Gelechiidae in Neotropical Region based on revision of Becker, 1984
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5121983 Gelechiini