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Gnorimoschema grisella

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Gnorimoschema grisella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gnorimoschema
Species:
G. grisella
Binomial name
Gnorimoschema grisella
(Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia grisella Chambers, 1872
  • Gelechia discomaculella Chambers, 1872
  • Gelechia aurimaculella Chambers, 1872

Gnorimoschema grisella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1872. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky.[1][2]

Adults are gray, densely dusted with dark brown, and with the base of the costa dark brown. The head is faintly dusted and the antennae are dark brown.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Gnorimoschema Busck, 1900". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ^ The Canadian Entomologist 4 (9): 171 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.