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Gnorimoschema ericoidesi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Gnorimoschema

Gnorimoschema ericoidesi is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Powell and Povolný in 2001. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.

The length of the forewings is 8.5–10 mm for males and 8.5-9.2 mm for females. The forewings have blackish scales with whitish tips, forming irregular shades between three more prominent stigmata in the discal area and others at one-fifth along the costa. The ochreous shades are limited to thin longitudinal, subcostal, and axial lines and faint spots surround the black dots of the discal area. There is a longitudinal blackish shade at the apex. The hindwings are grey.

The larvae possibly feed on Ericameria ericoides.

References

Gnorimoschema ericoidesi Wikipedia