Scrobipalpa voltinella

Scrobipalpa voltinella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1898. It is found in Spain, southern France, Italy, Croatia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine.[1][2]

Scrobipalpa voltinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. voltinella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa voltinella
(Chrétien, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Lita voltinella Chrétien, 1898

The wingspan is 11–12 mm (0.43–0.47 in).[3] Adults are uniform coffee brown with a lighter forewing margin.[4]

The larvae feed on Rhaponticum coniferum and Tanacetum corymbosum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large blotch in the basal leaves. The frass is concentrated in the oldest part of the mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[5]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Lepiforum.de
  4. Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca. 74 (3): 194
  5. Bladmineerders.nl



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