Scrobipalpa lagodes

Scrobipalpa lagodes is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in northern Kazakhstan.[1]

Scrobipalpa lagodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. lagodes
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa lagodes
(Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Phthorimaea lagodes Meyrick, 1926

The wingspan is 12–13 mm (0.47–0.51 in). The forewings are yellow brownish, slightly speckled with fuscous or whitish. The hindwings are light blue grey, thinly scaled.[2]

The larvae feed on Atriplex cana.

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (9 February 2019). "Scrobipalpa lagodes (Meyrick, 1926)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (9): 278.


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