Gnorimoschema debenedictisi is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Powell and Povolný in 2001. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[1][2]
Gnorimoschema debenedictisi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Gnorimoschema |
Species: | G. debenedictisi
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Binomial name | |
Gnorimoschema debenedictisi Powell & Povolný, 2001
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The larvae feed on Erigeron glaucus and Solidago spathulata. They feed on the new spring growth, excavating a full-depth blotch mine in early instars.[3]
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