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Gnorimoschema faustella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Gnorimoschema

Gnorimoschema faustella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Busck in 1910. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Mexico.

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.

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Gnorimoschema faustella Wikipedia