Gelechiidae

The Gelechiidae, Gelechiid moths, are a family of Lepidoptera (moths). These are generally very small moths with narrow, fringed wings. The larvae of most species feed internally on various parts of their host plants, sometimes causing galls. Douglas-fir is a host plant common to many species of the family.

There are about 650 North American species in this family.

Harmful Gelechiids

Anacampsis sarcitella, pack moth
Anarsia lineatella, peach twig borer
Pectinophora gossypiella, - pink bollworm, larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton
Phthorimaea operculella, - potato tuber moth
Sitotroga cerealella, - Angoumois grain moth
Tuta absoluta, - tomato leafminer
Aproaerema modicella- Groundnut leafminer

Beneficial Gelechiids

Metzneria paucipunctella - Knapweed seed head moth, used to control Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea maculosa)

Translation

The word "Gelechiidae" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese.

Translation(s) in other languages: German: Palpenmotten, Lithuanian: Pjautasparnės čiuopiklinės kandys, Hungarian: Sarlós ajkú molyfélék, Dutch: Tastermotten, Norwegian (Bokmål): Båtmøll.