Scrobipalpa obsoletella, the summer groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, from Iran to Asian Russia (Transbaikal) and Mongolia. It has also been recorded from New Zealand, South Africa and North America, where it is probably an introduced species.[2][3] The habitat consists of coastal salt marshes and sandy beaches.
| Scrobipalpa obsoletella | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Scrobipalpa |
| Species: | S. obsoletella
|
| Binomial name | |
| Scrobipalpa obsoletella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1841)[1]
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The wingspan is 12–14 mm (0.47–0.55 in).[4] Terminal joint of palpi as long as second. Forewings pale greyish-ochreous, sprinkled with dark fuscous and ochreous-whitish; stigmata dark fuscous, first discal rather beyond plical; a dark fuscous spot close beyond and slightly beneath second discal, sometimes confluent with it; an indistinct fine pale angulated fascia at 3/4, sometimes obsolete. Hindwings 1, whitish-grey, terminally darker. The larva is pale yellowish-green; dorsal line reddish; sides sometimes rosy-tinged; dots blackish-grey; head pale brownish-ochreous; plate of 2 blackish-brown.[5]
Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.[6]
The larvae feed on Atriplex glabriuscula, Atriplex halimus, Atriplex litoralis, Atriplex tatarica and Chenopodium species. The larvae bore in the pith of the stem. The frass is ejected through a hole in the stem, located at the base of the leaf or a side branch.[7] The larvae can be found from June to July and again in September. They are light green when young, turning yellowish green later. The head is light brown. The species overwinters in the larval stage.
References edit
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Robert J. B. Hoare (December 2001). "Adventive species of Lepidoptera recorded for the first time in New Zealand since 1988". New Zealand Entomologist. 24 (1): 23–47. doi:10.1080/00779962.2001.9722079. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q54578054.
- ^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ Hants Moths
- ^ bladmineerders.nl
