Biology:Gnorimoschema vibei
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Short description: Species of moth
Gnorimoschema vibei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Gnorimoschema |
Species: | G. vibei
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Binomial name | |
Gnorimoschema vibei (Wolff, 1964)
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Gnorimoschema vibei is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Wolff in 1964. It is found in western Greenland and northern Quebec.[1]
The length of the forewings is 5–6.5 mm. The colour of the forewings varies from almost black to light grey. There are dark central spots surrounded by yellow-orange scales.
The larvae feed on Salix glauca and sometimes Betula nana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q13644713 entry
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