Scrobipalpopsis petasitis

Scrobipalpopsis petasitis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Franz Pfaffenzeller in 1867. It is found in northern Europe, the Alps and on the Taimyr Peninsula.[1][2]

Scrobipalpopsis petasitis
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S. petasitis
Binomial name
Scrobipalpopsis petasitis
Synonyms
  • Gelechia petasitis Pfaffenzeller, 1867
  • Gelechia petasitae Heinemann, 1870
  • Gelechia petasitella Staudinger, 1867

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Petasites albus, Petasites paradoxus and Petasites frigidus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large, full depth, inflated, brownish blotch, expanding from the leaf margin. A single mine generally contains three to ten larvae. The species overwinters in the larval stage, either in the mine or between spun parts of the leaf.[4]

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