Biology:Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Gnorimoschema |
| Species: | G. gallaesolidaginis
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| Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis (Riley, 1869)
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Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis, the solidago gall moth, goldenrod gall moth or goldenrod gallmaker, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Riley in 1869. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, California , Florida, Illinois, Indiana , Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts , Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee , Texas and Wisconsin.[1][2]
The forewings are deep purplish-brown, more or less sprinkled with carneous (the color of flesh). A light carneous band starts from the costa near the base, and curves towards the middle of the inner margin, which it occupies to a little beyond the beginning of the cilia, where it curves upwards towards the tip, reaching only halfway up the wing. Here, it is approached from above by a somewhat diffuse spot of the same colour, which starts from the costa just behind the apex, and runs down to the middle of the wing. The hindwings are slate-gray.[3]
The larvae feed on Solidago nemoralis, Solidago altissima and Solidago gigantea. They form spindle-shaped galls on their host plant.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q13644659 entry
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