Gnorimoschema epithymella

Gnorimoschema epithymella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Gnorimoschema
Species:	G. epithymella
Binomial name
	Gnorimoschema epithymella; (Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms
	Gelechia epithymella Staudinger, 1859; Gnorimoschema epithymellum kirgisicum Povolný, 1994; Phthorimaea brunneomaculella Hackman, 1946; Phthorimaea boerneri Amsel, 1952;

Gnorimoschema epithymella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Staudinger in 1859. It is found in Spain, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Sardinia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus and Russia.^[1] Outside of Europe, it has been recorded from North Africa (Algeria) and Kyrgyzstan.

The wingspan is 12-13 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Solidago virgaurea and Aster alpinus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine probably has the form of a full depth blotch with little or no frass. In Solidago, the larvae also bore the basal part of the stem and the petioles.^[3]

Subspecies

Gnorimoschema epithymella epithymella
Gnorimoschema epithymella brunneomaculella (Hackman, 1946) (Fennoscandia)
Gnorimoschema epithymella boerneri (Amsel, 1952) (Sardinia)

References

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[1] unet.fi

[2] Svenska fjärilar

[3] rders.nl

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