Scrobipalpa arenaceariella

Scrobipalpa arenaceariella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Powell and Povolný in 2001. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[1]

Scrobipalpa arenaceariella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. arenaceariella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa arenaceariella
(Powell & Povolný, 2001)
Synonyms
  • Euscrobipalpa arenaceariella Powell & Povolný, 2001

The length of the forewings is 5.9–6.2 mm (0.23–0.24 in) for males and 5.1–6.2 mm (0.20–0.24 in) for females. The ground colour of the forewings are concolorous with a more pronounced indication of brownish lines in the longitudinal wing folds. Sometimes, there is a triad of dark brown stigmata in the cell. The hindwings are pale cinereous. Adults have been recorded on wing in early June and the species probably produces one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Artemisia douglasiana. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant, but later create characteristic shelters by forming a single fold of the leaf edge. They skeletonize the upper leaf surface within the tightly closed shelter.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Scrobipalpa". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.
  2. Powell, J.A. & Povolný D., 2001: "Gnorimoschemine moths of coastal dune and scrub habitats in California (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Holarctic Lepidoptera (Gainesville), 8 (suppl. 1): 1–53. Full article


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