Scrobipalpa nomias

Scrobipalpa nomias is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

Scrobipalpa nomias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. nomias
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa nomias
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Phthorimaea nomias Meyrick, 1921

The wingspan is about 13 mm (0.51 in). The forewings are fuscous suffusedly sprinkled with dark grey. The stigmata are blackish, the plical obliquely before the first discal. There is an obscure brownish line along the fold and a longitudinal streak of dark fuscous suffusion from beyond the second discal stigma to near the apex. The hindwings are rather bluish grey.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (9 February 2019). "Scrobipalpa nomias (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Scrobipalpa nomias (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 74 via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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