Scrobipalpula potentella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Scrobipalpula |
Species: | S. potentella |
Binomial name | |
Scrobipalpula potentella (Keifer, 1936) | |
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Scrobipalpula potentella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Keifer in 1936. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from California, Mississippi and Tennessee. [1] [2]
The larvae feed on Potentilla species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. [3]