Gnorimoschema grisella

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]

Gnorimoschema grisella
Scientific classification
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

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
  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


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