''Gnorimoschema debenedictisi'' is a
moth in the family
Gelechiidae. It was described by Powell and Povolný in 2001. It is found in
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
, where it has been recorded from
California.
The larvae feed on ''
Erigeron glaucus'' and ''
Solidago spathulata
''Solidago spathulata,'' the coast goldenrod or dune goldenrod, is a North American species of goldenrod in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Pacific Coastal regions of the United States, in the states of Oregon and California
C ...
''. They feed on the new spring growth, excavating a full-depth blotch mine in early instars.
Holarctic Lepidoptera 8 (Suppl. 1): (1-53)
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References
Gnorimoschema
Moths described in 2001
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