Scrobipalpula tussilaginis

Scrobipalpula tussilaginis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. The original publication for the name (as Gelechia tussilaginis) appears to be by Stainton in 1867, but it is sometimes attributed to Frey.[1][2][3] It is found in Great Britain, Sweden, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, the North Macedonia, Greece, Ukraine and Russia.[4][5]

Scrobipalpula tussilaginis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpula
Species:
S. tussilaginis
Binomial name
Scrobipalpula tussilaginis
(Stainton, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia tussilaginis Stainton, 1867
  • Lita tussilaginella Heinemann, 1870
  • Gelechia hofmanella Frey, 1870
  • Xystophora retusella Rebel, 1891

The wingspan is 12–14 mm.[6] Adults are on wing from June to July and again from August to September in two generations per year.[7]

The larvae feed on Petasites albus, Petasites hybridus and Tussilago farfara. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Stainton, H.T. 1867: The natural history of the Tineina, (10) doi:10.5962/bhl.title.25081 [See p. 14 (Available by indication?)]
  2. ^ Frey, H. 1870: Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Microlepidopteren. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 3(6): 277-296. Full article (PDF) [Date of publication: October 1870] [See p. 294]
  3. ^ Pelham Clinton, E.C. 1989: Scrobipalpula tussilaginis (Frey) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) new to the British Isles. Entomologist's gazette, 40(2): 103-108.
  4. ^ funet.fi
  5. ^ Fauna Europaea
  6. ^ microlepidoptera.nl
  7. ^ UKmoths
  8. ^ bladmineerders.nl
  • Huemer, P.; Karsholt, O. 1998: A review of the Old World Scrobipalpula (Gelechiidae), with special reference to central and northern Europe. Nota Lepidopterologica (ISSN 0342-7536), 21(1): 37-65. BHL