Scrobipalpula trichinaspis

Scrobipalpula trichinaspis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917. It is found in Peru.[1]

Scrobipalpula trichinaspis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Scrobipalpula
Species:
S. trichinaspis
Binomial name
Scrobipalpula trichinaspis
(Meyrick, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Phthorimaea trichinaspis Meyrick, 1917

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are whitish grey ochreous, irregularly sprinkled with dark fuscous. The stigmata are dark fuscous and obscure, with the plical slightly before the first discal. The hindwings are ochreous whitish.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (May 8, 2020). "Scrobipalpula trichinaspis (Meyrick, 1917)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1917 (1): 41.


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