Scrobipalpa ocyphanes

Scrobipalpa ocyphanes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Scrobipalpa
Species:	S. ocyphanes
Binomial name
	Scrobipalpa ocyphanes; (Meyrick, 1937)
Synonyms
	Homaloxestis ocyphanes Meyrick, 1937;

Scrobipalpa ocyphanes is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm (0.63 in). The forewings are light fuscous, the costa narrowly ochreous yellow, interrupted by a small dark fuscous spot at two-thirds, the costal edge blackish towards the base. The plical and second discal stigma are dark fuscous and the dorsal edge is dark fuscous on the basal one-fourth. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (9 February 2019). "Scrobipalpa ocyphanes (Meyrick, 1937)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Scrobipalpa ocyphanes (Meyrick, 1937)". Afromoths. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
Exotic Microlepidoptera. 5 (3): 95.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (9 February 2019). "Scrobipalpa ocyphanes (Meyrick, 1937)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Scrobipalpa ocyphanes (Meyrick, 1937)". Afromoths. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[3] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 5 (3): 95.