''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 dis ...

. 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 specimen ...

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 The juniper gelechiid moth (''Gelechia sabinellus'') is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is known from most of Europe. It is an introduced species in Great Britain and North America through accidental introduction in garden junipers. The wing ...

'' (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 ''Gelechia sirotina'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Belarus, Tajikistan and the Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p=ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈst ...

'' Omelko, 1986 *Unplaced to subgenus **''

Gelechia abjunctella ''Gelechia abjunctella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline tha ...

'' Walker, 1864 **''

Gelechia aglossella ''Gelechia aglossella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that ...

'' Walker, 1866 **''

Gelechia albatella ''Gelechia albatella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), former ...

'' Walker, 1864 **''

Gelechia albisparsella ''Gelechia albisparsella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee. The wingspan is about ...

'' (Chambers, 1872) **''

Gelechia albomaculata ''Gelechia albomaculata'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the Russian Far East (Primorye) and China (Jilin Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its c ...

'' Omelko, 1986 **''

Gelechia allomima ''Gelechia allomima'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (North Kivu North Kivu (french: link=no, Nord-Kivu) is a province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...

'' Meyrick, 1938 **''

Gelechia allotria ''Gelechia allotria'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North Africa, where it has only been recorded from Algeria. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the ...

'' Meyrick, 1925 **'' Gelechia anagramma'' Meyrick, 1921 **'' Gelechia anarsiella'' Chambers, 1877 **''

Gelechia angustella ''Gelechia angustella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), forme ...

'' 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 ''Gelechia'' is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. The type species is '' Gelechia rhombella''. Species *Subgenus ''Gelechia'' **'' Gelechia asinella'' (Hubner, 1796) **'' Gelechia aspoecki'' Huemer, 1992 **'' Gelechia atlanticella'' ( ...

'' 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 ''Gelechia griseella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas. Adults are pale grey, the extreme costa at the base, and the inner angle of the forewings dark brown, and the base t ...

'' (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 ''Gelechia ocherfuscella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California. The forewings are brownish-ocherous, with the disc just before the middle, and the costal margin about the ...

'' 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 ''Gelechia traducella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1914. It is found in Panama and Brazil. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to th ...

'' 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