Scrobipalpa_monumentella

<i>Scrobipalpa monumentella</i>

Scrobipalpa monumentella

Species of moth

Scrobipalpa monumentella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1877. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado and California.[1][2]

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Adults are pale ocherous, irrorated (speckled) with pale gray and with several small fuscous specks on the forewings, two of which are on the fold, and a series of indistinct ones around the base of the cilia.[3]

The larvae feed on Francenia grandiflora.

References

  1. [1]
    Savela, Markku. "Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  2. [2]
    Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. [3]
    Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 3: 125 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.



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