Scrobipalpula manierreorum

Scrobipalpula manierreorum is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ronald J. Priest in 2014. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Michigan, Ontario and Quebec.[1]

Scrobipalpula manierreorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpula
Species:
S. manierreorum
Binomial name
Scrobipalpula manierreorum
Priest, 2014

The length of the forewings is 3.7−6.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Eurybia macrophylla. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Scrobipalpula Povolný, 1964". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  2. ^ Adamski, D. et al. 2014: Three new species of leaf-mining Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) from Canada and northeastern United States. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 68(2): 101-123.