Definition of Gelechiidae

1. Noun. Important economic pests.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Gelechiidae

Geiger
Geiger-Muller counter
Geiger-Muller tube
Geiger-Müller counter
Geiger counter
Geiger counters
Geiger tube
Geisel
Geissler tube
Geissler tubes
Geist
Gekkonidae
Gelderland
Gelechia
Gelechia gossypiella
Gelechiidae (current term)
Gelendzhik
Gelineau
Gelineau's syndrome
Gell-Mann
Gelle test
Gelnn Theodore Seaborg
Gelsemium sempervirens
Gelug
Gelugpa chanting
Gely
Gely's suture
Gem State
Gemara

Literary usage of Gelechiidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Classification of the Lepidoptera Based on Characters of the Pupa by Edna Mosher (1915)
"Family Gelechiidae The pupae of the Gelechiidae never show any portion of the labial palpi, ... The genera of Gelechiidae may be separated as follows: ..."

2. Brazilian Cotton: Being the Report of the Journey of the International by Arno S. Pearse (1921)
"[-leaf. ,, ,, „ bella .. .. .. j ,, Pyralidae. Ephestia cautella .. .. seed. The pink boll-worm (gelechiidae), known in Brazil as " lagarta ..."

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