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Gnorimoschema stigmaticum

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Gnorimoschema

Gnorimoschema stigmaticum 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 6.6-7.3 mm. The forewings are covered by dark grey-brown scales with blackish tips, paler toward the apex. The inner stigma is elongate-transverse, the distal one distinctly crescent or kidney bean-shaped. Another group of black scales indicating an indistinct stigma at one-third of the costa. The hindwings are grey-brown with darker suffusion along the veins.

References

Gnorimoschema stigmaticum Wikipedia