Scrobipalpa clintoni

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Scrobipalpa clintoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. clintoni
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa clintoni
Povolný, 1968 [1]
Synonyms
  • Scrobipalpa deletaPovolný, 1981
  • Scrobipalpa linellaPiskunov, 1975

Scrobipalpa clintoni, the Atlantic groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from north-western Europe to Latvia, Belarus, European Russia and Ukraine. [2] The habitat consists of shingle beaches and sandy beaches.

The wingspan is 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in). Adults are on wing from May to June and again from July to August. [3]

The larvae feed on Rumex crispus and Rumex confertus . They feed within the stem of their host plant. The species overwinters in the pupal stage. [4]

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References

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  2. Junnilainen, J.et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  3. Swedish Moths
  4. Hants Moths