Gnorimoschema nilsi

Gnorimoschema nilsi is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Peter Huemer in 1996. It is found in the Alps of Austria and Italy.[1][2]

Gnorimoschema nilsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Gnorimoschema
Species:
G. nilsi
Binomial name
Gnorimoschema nilsi
Huemer, 1996

The length of the forewings is 6.8–8 mm. The ground colour consists of white scales with greyish-brown tips. There rust-brown scales along the veins and well defined dark grey-brown costal, discocellular, plical and basal dots. The hindwings are dark grey brown with a satin luster. Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-July to mid-August.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Gnorimoschema nilsi Huemer, 1996". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Huemer, P. (1996): Gnorimoschema nilsi sp. n. — eine bemerkenswerte neue Schmetterlingsart aus dem Gebiet des Nationalparks Hohe Tauern (Osttirol, Österreich) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). — Wissenschaftliche Mitteilungen aus dem Nationalpark Hohe Tauern 2: 75-86


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