Xenolechia ontariensis

Xenolechia ontariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Xenolechia
Species: X. ontariensis
Binomial name
Xenolechia ontariensis
Keifer, 1933

Xenolechia ontariensis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Manitoba to Texas, as well as Arizona and possibly California.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. Adults are similar to Xenolechia querciphaga, but the ground colour is whitish-grey and the overlying wing colour is distinctly browner.[3] Adults are on wing from April to July.[4]

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