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Scrobipalpa brahmiella

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Scrobipalpa brahmiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. brahmiella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa brahmiella
(Heyden, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia brahmiella Heyden, 1862
  • Gnorimoschema brahmiella

Scrobipalpa brahmiella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in central Europe, from France to Slovakia, further east to the Lower Volga and the southern Ural.[2]

The larvae feed on Jurinea cyanoides, Jurinea humilis, Jurinea mollis and Serratula species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] The larvae are reddish brown. They can be found from October to April and again from July to August.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  3. ^ bladmineerders.nl