Biology:Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis

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Short description: Species of moth

Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis
- 1986 – Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis group (tentative) (23057938542).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gnorimoschema
Species:
G. gallaesolidaginis
Binomial name
Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis
(Riley, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia gallaesolidaginis Riley, 1869

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.

Pupa extracted from elliptical goldenrod gall. Size: 10 mm.
Elliptical goldenrod gall

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13644659 entry