Gnorimoschema valesiella

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Gnorimoschema valesiella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gnorimoschema
Species:
G. valesiella
Binomial name
Gnorimoschema valesiella
(Staudinger, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Lita valesiellaStaudinger, 1877
  • Lita diabolicellaHering, 1924
  • Phthorimaea charcotiMeyrick, 1934
  • Phthorimaea hackmaniSchantz, 1952

Gnorimoschema valesiella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Staudinger in 1877. It is found in Iceland, Spain, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, northern Russia, the Caucasus, Transbaikal, Greenland and Yukon. [1] [2]

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. [3]

The larvae feed on Solidago virgaurea and Erigeron acer .

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