Scrobipalpa geomicta

Scrobipalpa geomicta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

Scrobipalpa geomicta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. geomicta
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa geomicta
(Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Phthorimaea geomicta Meyrick, 1918

The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings are brown sprinkled with fuscous, with some whitish scales and some darker fuscous suffusion towards the base, and forming a patch in the disc at one-third and a small blackish spot on the costa at one-fourth. The discal stigmata are small, black and approximated. The hindwings are pale bluish grey.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (9 February 2019). "Scrobipalpa geomicta (Meyrick, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Scrobipalpa geomicta (Meyrick, 1918)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 18 – via Sabinet.


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