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Gnorimoschema vibei

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Gnorimoschema vibei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Gelechiidae. 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 larvae feed on Salix glauca and sometimes Betula nana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

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