Scrobipalpa atriplex

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Scrobipalpa atriplex
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. atriplex
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa atriplex
(Busck, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Gnorimoschema atriplexBusck, 1910
  • Euscrobipalpa atriplex

Scrobipalpa atriplex is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1910. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California. [1] [2]

The length of the forewings is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The second joint of the labial palpi is light ochreous suffused with somewhat deeper ochreous and sparsely sprinkled with black scales. The black dusting is irregular, densest along the costal edge and on the tip of the wing and forming three or four small blackish dots on the middle of the wing. The hindwings are ochreous white. [3]

The larvae feed on Atriplex canescens .

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Scrobipalpa". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020 via FUNET.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. Busck, August (1910). "New Lepidoptera from New Mexico and California and a Synoptic Table of the North American Species of Heliodines Stainton". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 11 (4): 175. Retrieved 22 July 2020 via Internet Archive.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .