Gnorimoschema faustella

Gnorimoschema faustella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gnorimoschema
Species: G. faustella
Binomial name
Gnorimoschema faustella
Busck, 1910

Gnorimoschema faustella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Busck in 1910. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Mexico.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark brown with the costal apical and basal part of the dorsal edge blackish and with a dark brown cilia. There are three blackish-brown obscure round spots, one on the fold, one in the middle of the cell and one at the end of the cell. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]

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