Scrobipalpa geomicta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. geomicta
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa geomicta
(Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Phthorimaea geomicta Meyrick, 1918

Scrobipalpa geomicta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings are brown sprinkled with fuscous, with some whitish scales and some darker fuscous suffusion towards the base, and forming a patch in the disc at one-third and a small blackish spot on the costa at one-fourth. The discal stigmata are small, black and approximated. The hindwings are pale bluish grey.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (9 February 2019). "Scrobipalpa geomicta (Meyrick, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Scrobipalpa geomicta (Meyrick, 1918)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 18 via Sabinet. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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