Gnorimoschema tenerum
| Gnorimoschema tenerum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Gnorimoschema |
| Species: | G. tenerum |
| Binomial name | |
| Gnorimoschema tenerum Powell & Povolný, 2001 | |
Gnorimoschema tenerum is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Powell and Povolný in 2001. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[1][2]
The length of the forewings is 6-6.7 mm for males and 6.3-7.3 mm for females. The forewings are nearly uniform cinereous whitish with a ill-defined pattern, consisting of a more or less distinct triad of blackish stigmata in the cell and with an indication of five blackish submarginal strigulae in the apical area and elongate blackish strigulae tending to form a poorly defined, median, longitudinal shade extending from the base to the apical area. The hindwing are whitish, often tinged with grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-April to mid-July.
The larvae feed on Anaphalis margaritacea, tunneling into the unopened terminal buds.[3]