''Gelechia'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

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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 Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy (biology), taxonomy ...

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type species In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, 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 spe ...

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Gelechia rhombella ''Gelechia rhombella'', the apple groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Europe, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, southern Siberia, the Russian Far East, Korea and China (Gansu, Qinghai, Jilin). The wingspan is 13–17 ...

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Species

*Subgenus ''Gelechia'' **'' Gelechia asinella'' (Hubner, 1796) **'' Gelechia aspoecki'' Huemer, 1992 **'' Gelechia atlanticella'' (Amsel, 1955) **'' Gelechia basipunctella'' Herrich-Schaffer, 1854 **''

Gelechia cuneatella ''Gelechia cuneatella'', the long-winged groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Douglas in 1852. It is found in northern, central and eastern Europe, Russia, China (Xinjiang, Jilin) and Japan. The habitat consists of ...

'' 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 is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the L ...

'' (Schrank, 1802) **''

Gelechia jakovlevi ''Gelechia jakovlevi'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Finland, the Baltic region, Ukraine, the European part of Russia, Siberia and Mongolia. The larvae feed on ''Ribes ''Ribes'' () is a genus of about 200 known species ...

'' Krulikovsky, 1905 **'' Gelechia mediterranea'' Huemer, 1991 **''

Gelechia muscosella ''Gelechia muscosella'', the grey sallow groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Europe (except the Mediterranean region). It is also found in the Caucasus, Siberia and the Russian Far East. The wingspan The wingspa ...

'' Zeller, 1839 **'' Gelechia nervosella'' (Zerny, 1927) **''

Gelechia nigra ''Gelechia nigra'', the black groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1828. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula. The habitat con ...

'' (Haworth, 1828) **''

'' (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) **''

Gelechia rhombelliformis ''Gelechia rhombelliformis'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1871. It is found from the Netherlands and Germany east to Russia and from Denmark and Latvia south to Austria, Hungary and Romania. The wing ...

'' Staudinger, 1871 **''

Gelechia sabinellus ''Gelechia sabinellus'', the juniper gelechiid moth, 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 win ...

'' (Zeller, 1839) **''

Gelechia scotinella ''Gelechia scotinella'', the thicket groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854 and is found in almost all of Europe. The habitat consists of mature hedgerows and scrubla ...

'' Herrich-Schaffer, 1854 **''

Gelechia senticetella ''Gelechia senticetella'', the cypress groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1859. It is found in most of Europe, including Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, France, German ...

'' (Staudinger, 1859) **'' Gelechia sestertiella'' Herrich-Schaffer, 1854 **''

Gelechia sororculella ''Gelechia sororculella'', the dark-striped groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed from Europe, throughout Siberia to the Russian Far East. Life cycle and description The wingspan The wingspan (or just spa ...

'' (Hubner, 1817) **''

Gelechia turpella ''Gelechia turpella'', the grand groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed in Europe. Outside of Europe, it is found from the Caucasus to Siberia and the Russian Far East. The habitat consists of woodlands and park ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) *Subgenus ''Mesogelechia'' Omelko, 1986 **'' Gelechia sirotina'' Omelko, 1986 *Unplaced to subgenus **'' Gelechia abjunctella'' Walker, 1864 **'' Gelechia aglossella'' Walker, 1866 **'' Gelechia albatella'' Walker, 1864 **'' Gelechia albisparsella'' (Chambers, 1872) **'' Gelechia albomaculata'' Omelko, 1986 **'' Gelechia allomima'' Meyrick, 1938 **'' Gelechia allotria'' Meyrick, 1925 **'' Gelechia anagramma'' Meyrick, 1921 **'' Gelechia anarsiella'' Chambers, 1877 **'' Gelechia angustella'' 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'' 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'' (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'' 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'' 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 sexgutella'' is now in ''

Stilbosis sexgutella ''Stilbosis'' is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae. Species *''Stilbosis alcyonis'' Meyrick, 1917 *''Stilbosis alsocoma'' Meyrick, 1917 *''Stilbosis amphibola'' Walsingham, 1909 *''Stilbosis antibathra'' (Meyrick, 1914) *''Stilbosi ...

'' (Walker, 1864) *'' 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 Gelechiidae genera