Scrobipalpula ramosella

Scrobipalpula ramosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpula
Species: S. ramosella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpula ramosella
(Muller-Rutz, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Lita ramosella Müller-Rutz, 1934

Scrobipalpula ramosella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Muller-Rutz in 1934. It is found in the Alps of France and Switzerland.[1][2]

The larvae feed on Erigeron species, Centaurea pindicola, Achillea holosericea and Artemisia umbelliformis. They mine the leaves of their host plant, from between spun leaves. They are gregarious.[3]

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