Inverness Groundling
Gnorimoschema streliciella
Gnorimoschema streliciella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is locally distributed from central and northern Europe to the southern Ural Mountains and from Siberia and Mongolia to the Amur region and northern China.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Gelechiidae
Genus
Gnorimoschema
Inverness Groundling belongs to the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Gnorimoschema streliciella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is locally distributed from central and northern Europe to the southern Ural Mountains and from Siberia and Mongolia to the Amur region and northern China.
The Inverness Groundling is primarily threatened by habitat loss and degradation due to agricultural intensification and urban development in its limited range. Climate change poses additional risks through altered precipitation patterns and temperature regimes that may affect its host plants and breeding cycles.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Threats
IUCN Red List: Endangered
The Inverness Groundling is primarily threatened by habitat loss and degradation due to agricultural intensification and urban development in its limited range. Climate change poses additional risks through altered precipitation patterns and temperature regimes that may affect its host plants and breeding cycles.
Habitat loss from agricultural intensification
Small population size and limited range
Urban development and infrastructure expansion
Climate change impacts on host plant availability
Pesticide use in agricultural areas
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Inverness Groundling (Gnorimoschema streliciella). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/inverness-groundling