Gelechia from sycamore - Gelechia albisparsella - BugGuide.Net

Clickable Guide

Interactive image map to choose major taxa

Calendar

Upcoming Events

National Moth Week was July 19-27, and the Summer 2025 gathering in Louisiana, July 19-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData

Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae) » Gelechiinae » Gelechiini » Gelechia » Gelechia albisparsella - Hodges#1929 (Gelechia albisparsella)

Photo#537768

Copyright © 2011 Charley Eiseman

Gelechia from sycamore - Gelechia albisparsella

Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Size: 8 mm

On 5/27/2011 I collected a sycamore leaf with webbing concealing a larva/pupa. I found this moth in the bag today, 6/30/2011. Based on the HOSTS database, it seems the possibilities are Gelechia albisparsella and G. desiliens.

tag · login or register to post comments

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 30 June, 2011 - 10:10pm
Last updated 10 November, 2011 - 10:41am

closer to Gelechia albisparsella - Hodges #1929

closer to Gelechia albisparsella - Hodges #1929 which has the darker shading along the basal half of costa, more diffused pale subterminal line and is recorded in eastern states.

Gelechia desiliens - Hodges #1938 has pale, thinner st line, different dark spots arrangement and the larval host is Platanus ramosa (western sycamore) in California.(1)

… Maury J. Heiman, 1 July, 2011 - 8:55am

login or register to post comments

Thanks

I see what you mean about the wing coloration, although to me the spots on my moth don't particularly resemble the examples of either species on MPG. I'll change the name of the guide page and add that info. For whatever it's worth, the HOSTS Database does list P. occidentalis as a host for both species, and BAMONA shows both species occurring in Missouri (desiliens and albisparsella).

… Charley Eiseman, 1 July, 2011 - 9:56am

login or register to post comments

photos on BOLD

BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems

The G. desiliens range info came from Moth of Western North America(1), but always possible it occurs in your area.

Not sure how accurate the BAMONA maps are. Many of the records listed there are taken from reports and sighting posted on web based forums. There are some of mine listed that I did not send to them and were not yet in the Lep. Soc. season summary. The website says over 2,000 people have signed up with BAMONA this year and added more than 10, 000 sighting.
Thanks

… Maury J. Heiman, 1 July, 2011 - 11:08am

login or register to post comments

Moved

Moved tentatively, based on the information here... I suppose it's possible that G. albisparsella does the same thing.

… Charley Eiseman, 1 July, 2011 - 7:05am

login or register to post comments

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Printer Friendly Version

Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact