Scrobipalpa selectella

Scrobipalpa selectella
Scientific classification
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 Gelechiidae family. It was described by 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. The ground colour of the forewings is dirty whitish to grey with reduced groups of whitish scales. The hindwings are grey.^[4]

The larvae feed on Halostachys belangeriana and Halocnemum strobilaceum.

References

^ Bidzilya, O.; Li, H. 2010: The genus Scrobipalpa Janse (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in China, with descriptions of 13 new species. Zootaxa, 2513: 1–26. Preview.
^ funet.fi
^ Fauna Europaea
^ Acta ent. bohemoslov. 70 : 111

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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] unet.fi

[3] Fauna Europaea

[4] Acta ent. bohemoslov. 70 : 111

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