Scrobipalpopsis arnicella
| Scrobipalpopsis arnicella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Scrobipalpopsis |
| Species: | S. arnicella |
| Binomial name | |
| Scrobipalpopsis arnicella (Clarke, 1942) | |
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Scrobipalpopsis arnicella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Clarke in 1942. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington and California.[1][2]
The wingspan is 14—15 mm. The forewings are pale cinereous, lightly shaded with pale brown and profusely, but finely, irrorated with fuscous. There are five blackish-fuscous spots. The hindwings are light grey, darker apically.
The larvae feed on Arnica cordifolia. They roll the leaves of their host plant.[3]
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