Gnorimoschema saphirinella

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Gnorimoschema saphirinella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gnorimoschema
Species:
G. saphirinella
Binomial name
Gnorimoschema saphirinella
(Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia saphirinellaChambers, 1875

Gnorimoschema saphirinella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1875. It is widespread throughout North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. [1] [2]

The length of the forewings is 4.5–6 mm for males and 4.2-5.9 mm for females. Adults are on wing from February to October.

The larvae feed on Ambrosia chamissonis , Ambrosia confertifolia and Ambrosia psilostachya . They mine the leaves of their host plants. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Gnorimoschema Busck, 1900". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ↑ Holarctic Lepidoptera 8 (Supplement 1): (1-53)


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