Scrobipalpa spergulariella

Scrobipalpa spergulariella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1910. It is found in Tunisia, Spain, southern France, on Sicily, in Greece and on Crete.[1][2]

Scrobipalpa spergulariella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. spergulariella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa spergulariella
(Chrétien, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Lita spergulariella Chrétien, 1910

The wingspan is 9–10.5 mm (0.35–0.41 in).[3]

The larvae feed on Spergularia azorica and Spergularia media.[4]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Le Naturaliste 32: 261
  4. Bladmineerders.nl


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