Gnorimoschema splendoriferella

Gnorimoschema splendoriferella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Gnorimoschema
Species:	G. splendoriferella
Binomial name
	Gnorimoschema splendoriferella; Busck, 1904

Gnorimoschema splendoriferella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1904. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are shining, intense purplish red with a narrow costal margin and the apical part of the wing mottled with white and bluish black scales. There is a basal subcostal longitudinal streak, and an ill-defined yellow dorsal and costal spot at the beginning of the cilia.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "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 27 (1375): 758 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 27 (1375): 758 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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