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Goldenrod gallmaker

Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis (Riley, 1869)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The goldenrod gallmaker (Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Canada and United States.

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Quick facts about the goldenrod gallmaker

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the goldenrod gallmaker live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The goldenrod gallmaker is listed for 2 countries.

CanadaUnited States of America
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Canada
  2. United States

Is the goldenrod gallmaker endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the goldenrod gallmaker classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusGnorimoschema
  7. SpeciesGnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis (Riley, 1869)

Synonyms Gelechia gallaesolidaginis

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Goldenrod elliptical-gall mothEnglish
  • Goldenrod gall-maker mothEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the goldenrod gallmaker

Other species in the same genus Gnorimoschema.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the goldenrod gallmaker live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the goldenrod gallmaker for 2 countries: Canada and United States. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the goldenrod gallmaker?

The goldenrod gallmaker (Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Goldenrod gallmaker (Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/goldenrod-gallmaker

MLA

“Goldenrod gallmaker (Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/goldenrod-gallmaker.

BibTeX
@misc{goldenrod_gallmaker_2026,
  title = {Goldenrod gallmaker (Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/goldenrod-gallmaker},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}