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''Gillmeria albertae'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by William Barnes and 
Arthur Ward Lindsey
Arthur Ward Lindsey (1894, Council Bluffs, Iowa – 1963, Lancaster, Ohio) was an American entomologist.
Arthur Ward Lindsey was educated at Morningside College in Sioux City gaining his Bachelor of Arts in 1916. Collecting butterflies from his y ...
in 1921. It is known from the mountains of Alberta near Banff.
The wingspan is . Adult
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s are white. The antennae are dotted above with grey brown. The forewings are white. The costa is brownish grey to the cleft, which is preceded by two dark dots. There is a third similar dot in the middle of the cell. The fringes are white. The hindwing
Insect wings are adult outgrowths of the insect exoskeleton that enable insects to fly. They are found on the second and third thoracic segments (the mesothorax and metathorax), and the two pairs are often referred to as the forewings and hi ...
s are light brownish grey, although the fringes and third lobe are slightly paler.
Adults are on wing from mid-July to August.
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* * Moths described in 1921 Platyptiliini Moths of North America {{Platyptilini-stub