Scrobipalpa flavinerva

Scrobipalpa flavinerva is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oleksiy V. Bidzilya and Hou-Hun Li in 2010. It is found in the Chinese autonomous region of Inner Mongolia and in Mongolia.[1]

Scrobipalpa flavinerva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. flavinerva
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa flavinerva
Bidzilya & Li, 2010

The wingspan is 14–15 mm (0.55–0.59 in). The forewings are grey with the veins cream, yellowish white. There is a small dark stripe at two-thirds and a small black dot at the corner of the cell. The hindwings are light grey, with dark veins. Adults are on wing from the end of June to mid-August.

Etymology

The species name refers to the wing pattern and is derived from Latin flavus (meaning yellow) and nervus (meaning vein).[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Scrobipalpa flavinerva Bidzilya & Li, 2010". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020 via FUNET.
  2. Bidzilya, Oleksiy; Li, Houhun (2010). "The genus Scrobipalpa Janse (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in China, with descriptions of 13 new species". Zootaxa. 2513: 1–26. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2513.1.1.


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