Biology:Gnorimoschema epithymella

Short description: Species of moth

Gnorimoschema epithymella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Gnorimoschema
Species:	G. epithymella
Binomial name
Gnorimoschema epithymella (Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms
Gelechia epithymella Staudinger, 1859 Gnorimoschema epithymellum kirgisicum Povolný, 1994 Phthorimaea brunneomaculella Hackman, 1946 Phthorimaea boerneri Amsel, 1952

Gnorimoschema epithymella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Staudinger in 1859. It is found in Spain , France , Austria, Switzerland , Italy, Sardinia, Norway , Sweden, Finland , Estonia, Latvia, Belarus and Russia . Outside of Europe, it has been recorded from North Africa (Algeria) and Kyrgyzstan.

The wingspan is 12–13 mm.

Subspecies

• Gnorimoschema epithymella epithymella
• Gnorimoschema epithymella brunneomaculella (Hackman, 1946) (Fennoscandia)
• Gnorimoschema epithymella boerneri (Amsel, 1952) (Sardinia)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13644638 entry