Biology:Gnorimoschema grisella

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Short description: Species of moth

Gnorimoschema grisella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gnorimoschema
Species:
G. grisella
Binomial name
Gnorimoschema grisella
(Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia grisella Chambers, 1872
  • Gelechia discomaculella Chambers, 1872
  • Gelechia aurimaculella Chambers, 1872

Gnorimoschema grisella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1872. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky.[1][2]

Adults are gray, densely dusted with dark brown, and with the base of the costa dark brown. The head is faintly dusted and the antennae are dark brown.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Gnorimoschema Busck, 1900". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/gnorimoschema/. Retrieved October 28, 2017. 
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. The Canadian Entomologist 4 (9): 171 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13644662 entry