Gnorimoschema debenedictisi

Gnorimoschema debenedictisi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gnorimoschema
Species:
G. debenedictisi
Binomial name
Gnorimoschema debenedictisi
Powell & Povolný, 2001

Gnorimoschema debenedictisi is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. 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 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]

References

  1. ^ funet.fi
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Holarctic Lepidoptera 8 (Suppl. 1): (1-53)


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