Biology:Gnorimoschema saphirinella
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Short description: Species of moth
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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. saphirinella
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| Binomial name | |
| Gnorimoschema saphirinella (Chambers, 1875)
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Gnorimoschema saphirinella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1875. It is widespread throughout North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arizona, California , Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas , Mississippi, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas .[1][2]
The length of the forewings is 4.5–6 mm for males and 4.2-5.9 mm for females. Adults are on wing from February to October.
The larvae feed on Ambrosia chamissonis, Ambrosia confertifolia and Ambrosia psilostachya. They mine the leaves of their host plants.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Gnorimoschema Busck, 1900". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/gnorimoschema/. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ↑ Holarctic Lepidoptera 8 (Supplement 1): (1-53)
Wikidata ☰ Q13644697 entry
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