Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Gnorimoschema | |
Gnorimoschema subterranea is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Busck in 1911. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Massachusetts, Colorado, California, Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario.
The length of the forewings is 8.1-10.5 mm for males and 7.3-10.1 mm for females. The forewings are rust to deep ebony-brown or even bright brick red. The hindwings are yellowish-fuscous.
The larvae feed on Aster multiflorus, Aster ericoides and Aster chilensis, creating stem galls at or beneath ground level.
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