Scrobipalpopsis tetradymiella

Scrobipalpopsis tetradymiella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1903. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Arizona and Nevada.[1][2]

Scrobipalpopsis tetradymiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Scrobipalpopsis
Species:
S. tetradymiella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpopsis tetradymiella
(Busck, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Gnorimoschema tetradymiella Busck, 1903
  • Ptycerata tetradymiella

The wingspan is 15.5–20 mm. The forewings are whitish, evenly and thickly overlaid with gray and fuscous scales giving the species a pepper and salt appearance. Toward the apex, the veins are slightly indicated by nearly unsprinkled whitish thin lines, with their interspaces rather more overlaid with dark scales than the rest of the wing. The hindwings are nearly transparent, light gray with silvery reflections.

The larvae feed on Tetradymia canescens, feeding from within stem galls.[3]

References
  1. "Scrobipalpopsis Povolný, 1967" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 25 (1304): 834


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