Scrobipalpa selectella
| Scrobipalpa selectella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Scrobipalpa |
| Species: | S. selectella |
| Binomial name | |
| Scrobipalpa selectella (Caradja, 1920) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scrobipalpa selectella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Caradja in 1920. It is found in Tunisia, Greece, Turkey, Uralsk, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, China (Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tianjin, Xinjiang)[1] and Mongolia.[2][3]
The length of the forewings is about 7 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dirty whitish to grey with reduced groups of whitish scales. The hindwings are grey.[4]
The larvae feed on Halostachys belangeriana and Halocnemum strobilaceum.
References
- ↑ Bidzilya, O.; Li, H. 2010: The genus Scrobipalpa Janse (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in China, with descriptions of 13 new species. Zootaxa, 2513: 1–26. Preview.
- ↑ funet.fi
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Acta ent. bohemoslov. 70 : 111
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