Scrobipalpa colasta

Scrobipalpa colasta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Scrobipalpa
Species:	S. colasta
Binomial name
	Scrobipalpa colasta; (Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
	Phthorimaea colastaMeyrick, 1921;

Last updated November 27, 2022

Scrobipalpa colasta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is about 7 mm (0.28 in). The forewings are pale greyish ochreous sprinkled with fuscous, with a few black scales and small suffused grey spots on the costa at the base, one-fourth, the middle, and two-thirds. There is a minute black dot near the base in the middle. The stigmata are black, the plical slightly before the first discal, the second discal below the middle. There are also some scattered black scales towards the apex. The hindwings are light grey.^[3]

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References

↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (9 February 2019). "Scrobipalpa colasta (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Scrobipalpa colasta (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
↑ Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 74 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (9 February 2019). "Scrobipalpa colasta (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Scrobipalpa colasta (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 74 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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