Gelechiini

Gelechiini

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Gelechiini: /ɡɛˈlɛkiˌɪnaɪ/

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Images

Athrips mouffetella (51352455482) by Ben Sale from Stevenage, UK. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Athrips mouffetella (44508485322) by Ben Sale from Stevenage, UK. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Aroga velocalla (36953679065) by Ben Sale from UK. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Athrips mouffetella by Donald Hobern. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Chionodes fuscomaculella P1400652a by xpda. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Pyrausta purpuralis (36814080501) by Ben Sale from UK. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Summary

Gelechiini is a tribe within the subfamily Gelechiinae of the family Gelechiidae. The name Gelechia comes from Greek, meaning 'resting on the ground.' This subfamily was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and includes a variety of genera and species.

Tags

  • Gelechiini
  • Gelechiidae
  • Lepidoptera
  • entomology