Species Gnorimoschema septentrionella - Hodges#2000

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Hodges#2000 - Gnorimoschema septentrionella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)

Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)

Subfamily Gelechiinae

Tribe Gnorimoschemini

Genus Gnorimoschema

No Taxon (gallaesolidaginis group)

Species septentrionella (Gnorimoschema septentrionella - Hodges#2000)

Hodges Number

2000

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Gnorimoschema septentrionella Fyles, 1911

Phylogenetic sequence #058550

Identification

Vazrick Nazari identified Nolie Schneider's moth as Gnorimoschema septentrionella Fyles, 1911. "It is a gall-maker on Aster and is part of a complex of species that includes gallaesolidaginis, gallaesterella, gibsonella, salinaris etc, all of whom are closely related and variable, however this one is distinct enough for me to be able to identify with confidence. The type locality is Wakefield QC."

Range

From Maine west to Minnesota. Barcoded specimens are from British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. (1)

Moth Photographers Group – distribution & flight-period chart

Food

Gall-makers on Aster (Asteraceae), including Aster junceus and A. novae-angliae, A. pilosus, A. simplex and A. praeltus as hosts (1)

Print References

Fyles, T.W., 1911. The Canadian Entomologist. 43: 422.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

BOLD Systems - images of pinned DNA supported specimens

Works Cited

1.	Gnorimoschemini fauna of Alberta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) Vazrick Nazari, Jean-François Landry. 2012. Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 1-117.

Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 10 August, 2015 - 6:08pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 10 April, 2019 - 5:00am

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