Scrobipalpula caustonae
Appearance
Scrobipalpula caustonae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Scrobipalpula |
Species: | S. caustonae
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Binomial name | |
Scrobipalpula caustonae Landry, 2010
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Scrobipalpula caustonae is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Bernard Landry in 2010. It is found on the Galápagos Islands.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The species is named for Charlotte Causton, former head of Charles Darwin Research Station's Department of Invertebrates.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Scrobipalpula Povolný, 1964". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ Revue suisse de Zoologie 117 (4): 728