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Gnorimoschema powelli

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Gnorimoschema

Gnorimoschema powelli 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 California and Arizona.

The length of the forewings is 11.2–13 mm. The forewings are cinereous whitish with numerous radiate striae of deep grey to blackish. The costa is blackish and a distinct blackish stigma in the discal area. There is a group of blackish stigmata with distinct black but delicate scales at the apex. There is also a linear rust ochreous shade in the apical area. The hindwings are grey to whitish lustrous, with the veins darker.

The larvae induce galls on the stems of Baccharis sarothroides.

References

Gnorimoschema powelli Wikipedia