Scrobipalpa fusca

Scrobipalpa fusca is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oleksiy V. Bidzilya and Hou-Hun Li in 2010. It is found in China (Xinjiang), Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and south-eastern Kazakhstan.[1]

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

The wingspan is 9.5–10.5 mm (0.37–0.41 in). The forewings are covered with light-grey, brown or ochreous-tipped scales, sparsely mottled dark. The hindwings are grey. Adults are on wing from the end of April to July.

Etymology

The species name refers to the uniform brown forewings and is derived from Latin fuscus (meaning dark, brown).[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Scrobipalpa fusca 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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.