Gnorimoschema vibei

Gnorimoschema vibei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gnorimoschema
Species: G. vibei
Binomial name
Gnorimoschema vibei
(Wolff, 1964)
Synonyms
  • Phthorimaea vibei Wolff, 1964

Gnorimoschema vibei is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Wolff in 1964. It is found in western Greenland and northern Quebec.[1]

The length of the forewings is 5-6.5 mm. The colour of the forewings varies from almost black to light grey. There are dark central spots surrounded by yellow-orange scales.

The larvae feed on Salix glauca and sometimes Betula nana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

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