''Gelechia rileyella'' is a
moth of the family
Gelechiidae. It was described by
Vactor Tousey Chambers Vactor Tousey Chambers (commonly V.T. Chambers) (6 August 1830, Burlington, Kentucky – 7 August 1883, in Covington, Kentucky) was an American entomologist who specialized in Microlepidoptera. He along with James Brackenridge Clemens, was a pione ...
in 1872. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from
Kentucky,
Maine and
New Hampshire.
The forewings are pale yellow, faintly tinged with pink and minutely dusted with fuscous. There is a fuscous streak on the base of the costa. The hindwings are a little paler.
''The Canadian Entomologist'' 4 (6): 106
References
Moths described in 1872
Gelechia
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