Scrobipalpopsis arnicella

Scrobipalpopsis arnicella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpopsis
Species: S. arnicella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpopsis arnicella
(Clarke, 1942)
Synonyms
  • Gnorimoschema arnicella Clarke, 1942
  • Ptycerata arnicella

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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