Scrobipalpuloides chiquitella

Scrobipalpuloides chiquitella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Scrobipalpuloides
Species:	S. chiquitella
Binomial name
	Scrobipalpuloides chiquitella; (Busck, 1910)
Synonyms
	Gnorimoschema chiquitella Busck, 1910; Tuta chiquitella;

Scrobipalpuloides chiquitella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1910. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Mexico and California.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are white, evenly and freely dusted with black atoms, each of the long scales are white at the base and the extreme tip, with a black band across the middle. The back hindwings are light silvery fuscous.^[3]

References

^ "Scrobipalpuloides Povolný, 1987" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
^ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 11 (4): 176

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[1] "Scrobipalpuloides Povolný, 1987" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 9, 2017.

[2] Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University

[3] Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 11 (4): 176

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