Aponoea obtusipalpis

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Aponoea obtusipalpis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aponoea
Species:
A. obtusipalpis
Binomial name
Aponoea obtusipalpis
Walsingham, 1905
Synonyms
  • Mesophleps cinerellusTurati, 1930

Aponoea obtusipalpis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain, [1] Libya and Algeria. [2]

The wingspan is 16–21 mm. The forewings are cinereous, dusted with black scales. The hindwings are rosy grey.

The larvae probably feed on Limoniastrum guyonianum . [3]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Li, H.-h. & K. Sattler, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa3373: 1-82.
  3. lepiforum.de