Scrobipalpa vasconiella

Scrobipalpa vasconiella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Scrobipalpa
Species:	S. vasconiella
Binomial name
	Scrobipalpa vasconiella; (Rössler, 1877)
Synonyms
	Lita vasconiella Rössler, 1877; Scrobipalpa drahomirae Povolný, 1966;

Scrobipalpa vasconiella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Rössler in 1877. It is found on the Canary Islands and Madeira, as well as in Algeria, Portugal, Spain, southern France, Sardinia, Sicily, Italy, former Yugoslavia, Greece, south-western Russia and Turkey.^[1]^[2]

The length of the forewings is 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in). The dark fields of scales form a mosaic pattern on the forewings, which have a brown-reddish ground colour. The tip of the forewing is dark. The hindwings are light to dark dirty grey.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Scrobipalpa". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.
^ Fauna Europaea
^ Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca 63: 400

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[1] Savela, Markku (ed.). "Scrobipalpa". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca 63: 400

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