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Gnorimoschema brachiatum

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Gnorimoschema

Gnorimoschema brachiatum is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Povolný in 1998. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado, Saskatchewan, Washington and Yukon.

The length of the forewings is about 5.5 mm. The forewing pattern consists of a broad elongate blackish stripe with white or whitish on the dorsal forewing margin and partly on the costal margin. The apex is covered by a mixture of blackish and whitish scales. The hindwings are covered by a mixture of grey and blackish scales.

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Gnorimoschema brachiatum Wikipedia