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Gnorimoschema debenedictisi

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Gnorimoschema debenedictisi
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G. debenedictisi
Binomial name
Gnorimoschema debenedictisi
Powell & Povolný, 2001

Gnorimoschema debenedictisi is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Powell and Povolný in 2001. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[1][2]

The length of the forewings is 5.6-8.5 mm for males or 5.7-7 mm for females. The forewings are grey, irregularly black spotted with a triad of blackish stigmata in the disc partly fusing to form a dark spot. There is a group of submarginal blackish stigmata. The hindwings are unicolorous dark to pale grey.

The larvae feed on Erigeron glaucus and Solidago spathulata. They feed on the new spring growth, excavating a full-depth blotch mine in early instars.[3]

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