Scrobipalpa aptatella

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Scrobipalpa aptatella
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. aptatella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa aptatella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia aptatellaWalker, 1864
  • Gelechia heliopaLower, 1900

Scrobipalpa aptatella (tobacco stem borer) is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in China (Xinjiang), [1] Australia (where it has been recorded from Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia), New Zealand, Samoa, India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Palestine and in Africa, where it has been recorded from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. [2]

The wingspan is 8–11 mm (0.31–0.43 in). The forewings are ochreous, slightly fuscous-tinged, with darker irregular spots throughout, obscure and sometimes hardly traceable, not forming definite markings. The hindwings are light fuscous. [3]

The larvae feed on Nicotiana tabacum , Nicotiana rustica , Datura species, Solanum dubium , Solanum melongena and Solanum tuberosum . They bore the stem of their host plant.

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References

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  2. Afro Moths
  3. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 25 (3): 417 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .