Gelechia marmoratella explained

Gelechia marmoratella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1] [2]

Adults are white, the forewings speckled with black. These speckles are partly confluent and form an irregular band at the base, another in the middle, and a narrower and more irregular marginal band. The exterior border is slightly convex and very oblique. The hindwings are brownish cinereous.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/gelechia/ Gelechia at funet
  2. http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/GELEABJU Afro Moths
  3. https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso2930brit#page/646/mode/1up List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 29: 646