Gnorimoschema herbichii

Gnorimoschema herbichii is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Nowicki in 1864. It is found in Portugal, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Hungary, Romania, North Macedonia, the Baltic region, Norway, Finland, Ukraine and Russia.[1][2] In the east, the range extends to Transbaikalia, Mongolia and Kamchatka. It is also found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Yukon, Manitoba and Ontario.[3]

Gnorimoschema herbichii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Gnorimoschema
Species:
G. herbichii
Binomial name
Gnorimoschema herbichii
(Nowicki, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia herbichii Nowicki, 1864
  • Lita pusillella Rebel, 1893
  • Gelechia (Lita) tengstroemiella de Joannis, 1910
  • Lita pazsiczkyi Rebel, 1913
  • Lita parentesella Toll, 1936
  • Phthorimaea tengstroemi Hackman, 1946
  • Gnorimoschema herbichi mongoliae Povolný, 1973
  • Gnorimoschema herbichi kamchaticum Povolný, 1977

The wingspan is 14–15 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on Equisetum arvense, Equisetum palustre, Suaeda maritima and Atriplex species.[5]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Gnorimoschema Busck, 1900". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Gnorimoschemini fauna of Alberta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
  4. Svenska fjärilar
  5. "Microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2015-09-02.


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