Scrobipalpa halimifolia

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

The wingspan is 13.2–14 mm (0.52–0.55 in). The forewings are covered with light-grey brown-tipped scales, with the costal margin, apex and termen darker, nearly blackish and the veins and area along the dorsum distinctly mottled with orange brown. There is a brown subcostal spot at one-fourth and three dark spots in the cell. The hindwings are light grey. The hindwings are white. Adults are on wing from end of May to early September.

The larvae probably feed on Halimione verrucifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place in plant litter or in the upper layer of ground.

Etymology

The species name refers to the feeding of the larvae on the leaves of Halimione and is derived from Latin folium (meaning leaf).[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Scrobipalpa halimifolia 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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