Scrobipalpa monumentella

Scrobipalpa monumentella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1877. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado and California.[1][2]

Scrobipalpa monumentella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. monumentella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa monumentella
(Chambers, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia monumentella Chambers, 1877

Adults are pale ocherous, irrorated (speckled) with pale gray and with several small fuscous specks on the forewings, two of which are on the fold, and a series of indistinct ones around the base of the cilia.[3]

The larvae feed on Francenia grandiflora.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ^ Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 3: 125   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.