Scrobipalpa griseoflava

Scrobipalpa griseoflava is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oleksiy V. Bidzilya and Yury I. Budashkin in 2011. It is found on the Crimea.[1]

Scrobipalpa griseoflava
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. griseoflava
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa griseoflava
Bidzilya & Budashkin, 2011

The wingspan is 11.3–12 mm (0.44–0.47 in). The forewings are covered with white brown-tipped scales, especially along the costal margin at the termen. The veins are mottled with yellowish orange near the base and in the apical one-third. There are three large rounded yellowish-orange spots in the cell, with brown points inside. There is also a diffuse subapical white angulated fascia at two-thirds and the termen and apex are edged with scattered orange scales. The hindwings are white. Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-June.

The larvae probably feed on Halimione verrucifera.

Etymology

The species name refers to the wing pattern and is derived from Latin griseus (meaning grey) and flavus (meaning yellow).[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Scrobipalpa griseoflava Bidzilya & Budashkin, 2011". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.
  2. Bidzilya, O. & Y. Budashkin (2011): "Two new species of the genus Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951 from the Eastern Crimea (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 39 (156): 389-396.


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