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Gnorimoschema obscurior

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Gnorimoschema

Gnorimoschema obscurior 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 Yukon, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Nevada.

The length of the forewings is 5.9-6.2 mm. The forewings are covered by a dense mixture of deep grey or blackish scales. There are two deep black stigmata surrounded by brownish scales. Cinereous whitish scales indicate an external transverse band. The hindwings are whitish with thin blackish scales and veins.

References

Gnorimoschema obscurior Wikipedia