Gelechia atlanticella
| Gelechia atlanticella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Gelechia |
| Species: | G. atlanticella |
| Binomial name | |
| Gelechia atlanticella (Amsel, 1955) | |
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Gelechia atlanticella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Morocco[1] and Spain.
The wingspan is 19–20 mm. The forewings are greyish brown mottled with whitish and with short black streaks at the base and in the fold. There is a broad median longitudinal streak interrupted by two whitish spots and there are several black spots on the termen.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Juniperus thurifera. They have a light green body and blackish brown head.[2]
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