Scrobipalpa monochromella

Scrobipalpa monochromella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species: S. monochromella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa monochromella
(Constant, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia monochromella Constant, 1895

Scrobipalpa monochromella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Constant in 1895. It is found in southern France, Italy, Corsica, Sicily and Ukraine.[1][2]

The wingspan is 13–16 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Limonium vulgare. They live between spun leaves or as a leaf miner.[4]

References

  1. ↑ funet.fi
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ CONSTANT, A. (1895): Microlépidoptères nouveaux de la faune française. — Bulletin des séances et bulletin bibliographique de la Société entomologique de France 1895: L-LV. Paris
  4. ↑ bladmineerders.nl


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