Gnorimoschema splendoriferella

Gnorimoschema splendoriferella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1904. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the U.S. state of Washington.[1][2]

Gnorimoschema splendoriferella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gnorimoschema
Species:
G. splendoriferella
Binomial name
Gnorimoschema splendoriferella
Busck, 1904

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are shining, intense purplish red with a narrow costal margin and the apical part of the wing mottled with white and bluish black scales. There is a basal subcostal longitudinal streak, and an ill-defined yellow dorsal and costal spot at the beginning of the cilia.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Gnorimoschema Busck, 1900" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 27 (1375): 758   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.