Gnorimoschema florella

Gnorimoschema florella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Gnorimoschema
Species:	G. florella
Binomial name
	Gnorimoschema florella; Busck, 1903

Gnorimoschema florella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1903. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado and California.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The costal half of the forewings whitish is yellow sprinkled with light ochreous-brown scales, while the dorsal half is brick red. At the basal third is a small black costal spot and on middle of the cell is small black dot, below and nearer the base another similar dot on the fold, and at the end of the cell is a third. All of these are surrounded by a circlet of whitish scales. A few black scales are scattered irregularly on the wing, especially in the dorsal part and around the apical edge. The hindwings are shining whitish fuscous.[3]

References

"Gnorimoschema Busck, 1900" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
Proceedings of the United States National Museum 25 (1304): 832 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[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] Proceedings of the United States National Museum 25 (1304): 832 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.