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Gnorimoschema nilsi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Gnorimoschema

Gnorimoschema nilsi is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Huemer in 1996. It is found in the Alps of Austria and Italy.

The length of the forewings is 6.8–8 mm. The ground colour consists of white scales with greyish-brown tips. There rust-brown scales along the veins and well defined dark grey-brown costal, discocellular, plical and basal dots. The hindwings are dark grey-brown with a satin luster. Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-July to mid-August.

References

Gnorimoschema nilsi Wikipedia