Scrobipalpa selectella

Scrobipalpa selectella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Aristide Caradja in 1920. It is found in Tunisia, Greece, Turkey, Uralsk, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, China (Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tianjin, Xinjiang)[1] and Mongolia.[2][3]

Scrobipalpa selectella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. selectella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa selectella
(Caradja, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia selectella Caradja, 1920
  • Scrobipalpa fraterna Povolný, 1969

The length of the forewings is about 7 mm (0.28 in). The ground colour of the forewings is dirty whitish to grey with reduced groups of whitish scales. The hindwings are grey.[4]

The larvae feed on Halostachys belangeriana and Halocnemum strobilaceum.

References
  1. Bidzilya, O.; Li, H. 2010: The genus Scrobipalpa Janse (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in China, with descriptions of 13 new species. Zootaxa, 2513: 1–26. Preview.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. Fauna Europaea
  4. Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca. 70: 111


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