Scrobipalpa scutellariaeella

Scrobipalpa scutellariaeella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1873. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky and Maine.[1][2]

Scrobipalpa scutellariaeella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. scutellariaeella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa scutellariaeella
(Chambers, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia scutellariaeella Chambers, 1873

The wingspan is about 9.5 mm (0.37 in). Adults are brown, tinged with blue and dusted with pale or bluish white, with an indistinct whitish costal streak before the cilia and an opposite dorsal one. The white dusting on the forewings is more dense towards the apex.[3]

The larvae feed on Scutellaria lateriflora. They mine the underside of the leaves and construct an external silk-lined tube that is also used for pupation.[4]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. The Canadian Entomologist 5 (9): 175
  4. Tracks & Sign of Insects & Other Invertebrates



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