Gnorimoschema vibei

Gnorimoschema vibei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Gnorimoschema
Species:	G. vibei
Binomial name
	Gnorimoschema vibei; (Wolff, 1964)
Synonyms
	Phthorimaea vibei Wolff, 1964;

Gnorimoschema vibei is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Wolff in 1964. It is found in western Greenland and northern Quebec.[1]

The length of the forewings is 5-6.5 mm. The colour of the forewings varies from almost black to light grey. There are dark central spots surrounded by yellow-orange scales.

The larvae feed on Salix glauca and sometimes Betula nana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

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[1] unet.fi

[2] The Greenland Entomofauna