Gnorimoschema brackenridgiella

Gnorimoschema brackenridgiella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1903. It is found in North America.[1][2]

Gnorimoschema brackenridgiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gnorimoschema
Species:
G. brackenridgiella
Binomial name
Gnorimoschema brackenridgiella
(Busck, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia brackenridgiella Busck, 1903
  • Gelechia detersella Clemens, 1860 (preocc. Zeller, 1847)

The forewings are grayish, very profusely dusted with dark fuscous, with a dark fuscous spot on the disc. The hindwings are pale ochreous gray.[3]

References
  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. Gnorimoschema brackenridgiella (Busck, 1903), a valid species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 67 (4): 301-304


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