Gnorimoschema sporomochla

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Gnorimoschema sporomochla
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gnorimoschema
Species:
G. sporomochla
Binomial name
Gnorimoschema sporomochla
Meyrick, 1929

Gnorimoschema sporomochla is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas. [1] [2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are uniform ochreous brown with three irregular transverse streaks formed of black scales with whitish tips, not reaching the costa or dorsum, at about one-third, the middle, and two-thirds, the third undefined, followed by some scattered whitish scales. There are some irregular black-white-tipped scales strewn along the posterior half of the costal edge, and from before the tornus along the termen to the apex. The hindwings are light bluish grey. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Gnorimoschema sporomochla Meyrick, 1929". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  2. ↑ "421254.00 – 2003 – Gnorimoschema sporomochla – Meyrick, 192". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  3. ↑ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (16): 491.


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