Scrobipalpa alterna

Scrobipalpa alterna is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Mark I. Falkovitsh and Oleksiy V. Bidzilya in 2006. It is found in the southern Ural mountains and south-eastern Kazakhstan.[1][2]

Scrobipalpa alterna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. alterna
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa alterna
(Falkovitsh & Bidzilya, 2006)
Synonyms
  • Euscrobipalpa alterna Falkovitsh & Bidzilya, 2006

The wingspan is 8–10 mm (0.31–0.39 in).

The larvae feed on Krascheninnikovia ceratoides.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Scrobipalpa alterna (Falkovitsh & Bidzilya, 2006)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. "Scrobipalpa alterna (Falkovitsh & Bidzilya, 2006)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  3. ФАЛЪКОВИЧ, М. И. & А. БИДЗИЛЯ (2006): Виїмчастокрилі молі триби Gnorimoschemini (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) туранської фауни, які живуть на лободових (Chenopodiaceae), з описами нових видів [The Turanian gelechiid moths of the tribe Gnorimoschemini (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) living on plants of the family Chenopodiaceae, with descriptions of new species]. — ПРАЦІ ЗООЛОГІЧНОГО МУЗЕЮ 4: 62-104. Kiew Full article (in Ukrainian)


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