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Scrobipalpa selectella

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Scrobipalpa selectella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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]

The length of the forewings is about 7 mm (0.28 in).[4]

The larvae feed on Halostachys belangeriana and Halocnemum strobilaceum.

References

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  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