Scrobipalpula seniorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpula
Species:
S. seniorum
Binomial name
Scrobipalpula seniorum
Povolný, 2000
Synonyms
  • Scrobipalpula (psilella) seniorum Povolný, 2000
  • Gnorimoschema ptarmicae Hering, 1957
  • Scrobipalpula psilella f. compositella Povolný, 1964

Scrobipalpula seniorum is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 2000. It is found in North Macedonia and Greece.[1][2]

The larvae feed on Achillea ageratifolia and Centaurea pindicola. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mines have the form of blotches in the lowers leaves. Mines are also made from between spun leaves.[3]

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