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Gelechiidae 59a1204 – 1986   Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis (Riley, 1869)              Riley's Goldenrod Gall Moth

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Description/ Field Marks: Based on Miller (2000), it would appear that positive identification may require rearing. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: gallaesolidaginis Riley 1869 (Gelechia) - MONA 1983: 1986

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Miller, W.E., 2000. A comparative taxonomic-natural history study of eight Nearctic species of Gnorimoschema that induce stem galls on Asteraceae, including descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Thomas Say Publications in Entomology: Monographs. Entomological Society of America, 76 pp. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂ (genitalia)

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