Gnorimoschema steueri

Gnorimoschema steueri is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 1975. It is found in France, Germany, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Transbaikal.[1][2] The habitat consists of rocky limestone steppes on edges of thermophilous oak forests.

Gnorimoschema steueri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gnorimoschema
Species:
G. steueri
Binomial name
Gnorimoschema steueri
Povolný, 1975

The length of the forewings is 4.8-5.5 mm for females and 5.8–7 mm for males. The forewings are brownish grey.[3]

The larvae feed on Aster amellus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a whitish mine in the ground leaves of the host. They hide in a tubelet of about 10–20 mm long, made from silk and small soil grains. Full-grown larvae have a pale honey-yellow body and an amber yellow head. Pupation takes place in a cocoon, made just below the soil surface and covered by sand grains.[4]

References
  1. funet.fi
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Acta ent. bohemoslov. 72 : 190
  4. Notes on bionomics of Gnorimoschema steueri (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)


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