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Rabbitbrush stem gall moth

Gnorimoschema octomaculella (Chambers, 1875)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The rabbitbrush stem gall moth (Gnorimoschema octomaculella) 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 rabbitbrush stem gall moth

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 rabbitbrush stem gall moth 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 rabbitbrush stem gall moth 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

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the rabbitbrush stem gall moth 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 rabbitbrush stem gall moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusGnorimoschema
  7. SpeciesGnorimoschema octomaculella (Chambers, 1875)

Synonyms Gelechia octomaculella

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rabbitbrush stem gall moth

Other species in the same genus Gnorimoschema.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the rabbitbrush stem gall moth live?

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

What kind of animal is the rabbitbrush stem gall moth?

The rabbitbrush stem gall moth (Gnorimoschema octomaculella) 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). Rabbitbrush stem gall moth (Gnorimoschema octomaculella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rabbitbrush-stem-gall-moth

MLA

“Rabbitbrush stem gall moth (Gnorimoschema octomaculella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rabbitbrush-stem-gall-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{rabbitbrush_stem_gall_moth_2026,
  title = {Rabbitbrush stem gall moth (Gnorimoschema octomaculella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rabbitbrush-stem-gall-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}