Scrobipalpula potentella

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Scrobipalpula potentella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpula
Species:
S. potentella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpula potentella
(Keifer, 1936)
Synonyms
  • Gnorimoschema potentellaKeifer, 1936

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]

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