Scrobipalpa_fusca

<i>Scrobipalpa fusca</i>

Scrobipalpa fusca

Species of moth

Scrobipalpa fusca is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oleksiy V. Bidzilya and Hou-Hun Li in 2010. It is found in China (Xinjiang), Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and south-eastern Kazakhstan.[1]

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The wingspan is 9.5–10.5 mm (0.37–0.41 in). The forewings are covered with light-grey, brown or ochreous-tipped scales, sparsely mottled dark. The hindwings are grey. Adults are on wing from the end of April to July.

Etymology

The species name refers to the uniform brown forewings and is derived from Latin fuscus (meaning dark, brown).[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Savela, Markku (ed.). "Scrobipalpa fusca Bidzilya & Li, 2010". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.
  2. [2]
    Bidzilya, Oleksiy; Li, Houhun (2010). "The genus Scrobipalpa Janse (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in China, with descriptions of 13 new species". Zootaxa. 2513: 1–26. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2513.1.1.


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