Scrobipalpa chrysanthemella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ernst Hofmann in 1867. It is found in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Romania, Russia and Turkey.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Scrobipalpa |
| Species: | S. chrysanthemella
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| Binomial name | |
| Scrobipalpa chrysanthemella (Hofmann, 1867)
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The forewings are blackish brown, with light grey and yellowish-grey scales. The hindwings are grey.[3]
The larvae feed on Leucanthemum vulgare, Leucanthemum atratum, Tanacetum corymbosum and possibly Artemisia absinthum.[4]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Scrobipalpa". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 27: 499
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- ^ Bladmineerders.nl
