Gnorimoschema busckiella

Gnorimoschema busckiella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by William D. Kearfott in 1903. It has been recorded from the US states of Maine, New Jersey and Ohio.[1][2]

Gnorimoschema busckiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gnorimoschema
Species:
G. busckiella
Binomial name
Gnorimoschema busckiella
Kearfott, 1903

The wingspan is 16–19 mm. The forewings are bronze brown, irrorated (sprinkled) with white, the basal half of each scale is white, the outer and overlapping half bronze-brown, the white irrorations are caused by the brown not entirely covering the basal white. This arrangement of scales is uniformly distributed over the wing, except on the costal margin outer quarter and outer margin, where on account of the greater length of the scales, more white is exposed and the colors are almost equal. On the outer margin the same coloration extends halfway out on the cilia. The hindwings are fuscous.[3]

The larvae feed on Aster patens.

References
  1. Savela, Markku (February 10, 2019). "Gnorimoschema busckiella Kearfott, 1903". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  2. "421186.00 – 1975 – Gnorimoschema busckiella – Kearfott, 1903". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  3. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 11: 158


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