Gelechia Abjunctella
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''Gelechia abjunctella'' is a
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 ...
of 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 Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy (biology), taxonomy ...
. It is found in
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
. Adults are blackish cinereous, the forewings with a few black points and with some cinereous speckles, wholly cinereous along the exterior border. The exterior border is very oblique. The hindwings are pale cinereous, shining.List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 29: 629
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Endemic moths of South Africa Moths described in 1864 Gelechia {{Gelechia-stub