Gnorimoschema shepherdiae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Gnorimoschema |
| Species: | G. shepherdiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Gnorimoschema shepherdiae Priest, 2014
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Gnorimoschema shepherdiae is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ronald J. Priest in 2014. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Michigan, Quebec and Yukon.[1][2]
The length of the forewings is 5−6.3 mm.
The larvae feed on Shepherdia canadensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Gnorimoschema Busck, 1900". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Adamski, D. et al. 2014: Three new species of leaf-mining Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) from Canada and northeastern United States Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 68(2): 101-123. (See p. 109).
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