Scrobipalpula crustaria

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Scrobipalpula crustaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpula
Species:
S. crustaria
Binomial name
Scrobipalpula crustaria
(Meyrick, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Phthorimaea crustariaMeyrick, 1917

Scrobipalpula crustaria is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was first described by Meyrick in 1917 and is found in Peru. [1]

The wingspan is 10–13 mm. The forewings are ochreous whitish, irregularly and variably sprinkled with grey, ochreous and blackish. There are small cloudy spots of blackish sprinkles on the costa at the base and one fourth, and a cloudy blackish dot on the fold near the base. The stigmata are rather large, black and sometimes ringed with ochreous, the plical rather obliquely before the first discal. There are sometimes indications of cloudy dots of blackish sprinkles on the costa posteriorly and termen (jin). The hindwings are slaty grey. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (May 8, 2020). "Scrobipalpula crustaria (Meyrick, 1917)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. ↑ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1917 (1): 42. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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