Scrobipalpa cretigena

Scrobipalpa cretigena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Scrobipalpa
Species:	S. cretigena
Binomial name
	Scrobipalpa cretigena; (Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
	Phthorimaea cretigenaMeyrick, 1914;

Last updated December 15, 2025

Scrobipalpa cretigena is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings and hindwings are ochreous whitish.^[3]

References

↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (9 February 2019). "Scrobipalpa cretigena (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Scrobipalpa cretigena (Meyrick, 1914)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
↑ Meyrick, E. (July 1914). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: V". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 4 (4): 191 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (9 February 2019). "Scrobipalpa cretigena (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Scrobipalpa cretigena (Meyrick, 1914)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (July 1914). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: V". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 4 (4): 191 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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