Gnorimoschema contraria

Gnorimoschema contraria is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1921. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Montana.[1][2]

Gnorimoschema contraria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gnorimoschema
Species:
G. contraria
Binomial name
Gnorimoschema contraria
Braun, 1921

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The costal two-thirds of the forewing are reddish brown, with the costa and veins marked with lines of white broadly black-barred scales, the lines sometimes confluent in the apical half of the wing. The dorsal third of the wing from the base to the apex is clothed with white scales barred before their tips with black of varying width. The dorsal margin is distinctly lighter than the remainder of the wing. The paler dorsal portion is irregular indented with blunt tooth-like projections of the brown ground color. These teeth are partially filled up and edged with blackish scales, heightening the contrast between the two areas. Three of these patches of black scales stand out prominently and there is an elongate one near base, one in each of the two succeeding teeth and extending up onto the cell. The hindwings are gray, with a faint reddish tinge.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Gnorimoschema contraria Braun, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  2. "421190.00 – 1978 – Gnorimoschema contrarium – Braun, 1921". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  3. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 73: 8


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