Scrobipalpula manierreorum

Scrobipalpula manierreorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpula
Species: S. manierreorum
Binomial name
Scrobipalpula manierreorum
Priest, 2014

Scrobipalpula manierreorum is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Priest in 2014. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Michigan, Ontario and Quebec.[1]

The length of the forewings is 3.7−6.5 mm. There are white scales tipped with dark brown intermixed with brown, white and greyish-orange scales. There are two short dark brown streaks in the cell, as well as a broad, suffused greyish-orange streak from the base to the apex.

The larvae feed on Eurybia macrophylla. They leaf miner|mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. Adamski, D. et al. 2014: Three new species of leaf-mining Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) from Canada and northeastern United States. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 68(2): 101-123. Full article (PDF)
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