Gnorimoschema brachiatum

Gnorimoschema brachiatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gnorimoschema
Species: G. brachiatum
Binomial name
Gnorimoschema brachiatum
Povolný, 1998

Gnorimoschema brachiatum is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Povolný in 1998. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado, Saskatchewan, Washington and Yukon.[1][2]

The length of the forewings is about 5.5 mm. The forewing pattern consists of a broad elongate blackish stripe with white or whitish on the dorsal forewing margin and partly on the costal margin. The apex is covered by a mixture of blackish and whitish scales. The hindwings are covered by a mixture of grey and blackish scales.[3]

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