''Gnorimoschema banksiella'' is a
moth in the family
Gelechiidae. It was described by
August Busck
Augustus Busck (February 18, 1870 – March 7, 1944) was a Danish-American entomologist with the United States Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Entomology. He is best known for his work with microlepidoptera, of which he described over ...
in 1903. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
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,
Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts,
Maine,
Ontario and
Quebec.
The
wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are dull dark fuscous (nearly black) with two round ochreous brown spots, one on middle of the cell and one at the end of the cell. Below, on the fold is a similarly colored diffused oblong spot touching the first discal spot and reaching down to the dorsal edge. The hindwings are light fuscous.
''Proceedings of the United States National Museum'' 25 (1304): 832
References
Gnorimoschema
Moths described in 1903
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