Biology:Gnorimoschema subterranea
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Short description: Species of moth
| Gnorimoschema subterranea | |
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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. subterranea
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| Binomial name | |
| Gnorimoschema subterranea Busck, 1911
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Gnorimoschema subterranea is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1911. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Massachusetts , Colorado, California , Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario.[1][2]
The length of the forewings is 8.1-10.5 mm for males and 7.3-10.1 mm for females. The forewings are rust to deep ebony brown or even bright brick red. The hindwings are yellowish fuscous.[3]
The larvae feed on Aster multiflorus, Aster ericoides and Aster chilensis,[4] creating stem galls at or beneath ground level.[5]
References
- ↑ "Gnorimoschema Busck, 1900" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ↑ The Canadian Entomologist 43 (1): 4
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ Gnorimoschemini Fauna of Alberta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
- ↑ Holarctic Lepidoptera 8 (Suppl. 1): (1-53)
Wikidata ☰ Q13644707 entry
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