Gnorimoschema faustella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1910. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Mexico.[1][2]
Gnorimoschema faustella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Gnorimoschema |
Species: | G. faustella
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Binomial name | |
Gnorimoschema faustella Busck, 1910
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The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark brown with the costal apical and basal part of the dorsal edge blackish and with a dark brown cilia. There are three blackish-brown obscure round spots, one on the fold, one in the middle of the cell and one at the end of the cell. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Gnorimoschema Busck, 1900" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 11 (4): 176 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.