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Scrobipalpa geomicta

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Scrobipalpa geomicta
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S. geomicta
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa geomicta
(Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Phthorimaea geomicta Meyrick, 1918

Scrobipalpa geomicta is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are brown irrorated with fuscous, with some whitish scales and some darker fuscous suffusion towards the base, and forming a patch in the disc at one-third and a small blackish spot on the costa at one-fourth. The discal stigmata are small, black and approximated. The hindwings are pale bluish-grey.[3]

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