''Gelechia rileyella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by

Vactor Tousey Chambers Vactor Tousey Chambers (commonly V.T. Chambers) (6 August 1830, Burlington, Kentucky – 7 August 1883, in Covington, Kentucky) was an American entomologist who specialized in Microlepidoptera. He along with James Brackenridge Clemens, was a pione ...

in 1872. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky, Maine and New Hampshire. The forewings are pale yellow, faintly tinged with pink and minutely dusted with fuscous. There is a fuscous streak on the base of the costa. The hindwings are a little paler.''The Canadian Entomologist'' 4 (6): 106

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Moths described in 1872 Gelechia {{Gelechia-stub