Scrobipalpa ocyphanes

Scrobipalpa ocyphanes is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

Scrobipalpa ocyphanes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. ocyphanes
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa ocyphanes
(Meyrick, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Homaloxestis ocyphanes Meyrick, 1937

The wingspan is about 16 mm (0.63 in). The forewings are light fuscous, the costa narrowly ochreous yellow, interrupted by a small dark fuscous spot at two-thirds, the costal edge blackish towards the base. The plical and second discal stigma are dark fuscous and the dorsal edge is dark fuscous on the basal one-fourth. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (9 February 2019). "Scrobipalpa ocyphanes (Meyrick, 1937)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Scrobipalpa ocyphanes (Meyrick, 1937)". Afromoths. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 5 (3): 95.


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