Scrobipalpa voltinella

Scrobipalpa voltinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species: S. voltinella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa voltinella
(Chrétien, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Lita voltinella Chrétien, 1898

Scrobipalpa voltinella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Chrétien in 1898. It is found in Spain, southern France, Italy, Croatia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine.[1][2]

The wingspan is 11-12 mm.[3] Adults are uniform coffee brown with a lighter forewing margin.[4]

The larvae feed on Rhaponticum coniferum and Tanacetum corymbosum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large blotch in the basal leaves. The frass is concentrated in the oldest part of the mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[5]

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