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Scrobipalpa argenteonigra

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Scrobipalpa

Scrobipalpa argenteonigra is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Povolný in 1972. It is found in northern Iran.

The length of the forewings is 4-5.1 mm. The forewings are deep black with three milky to silvery white fasciae. The hindwings are dirty whitish, with blackish tips.

Subspecies

  • Scrobipalpa argenteonigra argenteonigra
  • Scrobipalpa argenteonigra halocnemi (Falkovitsh & Bidzilya, 2006) (Uzbekistan, south-eastern Kazakhstan)

    • References

    Scrobipalpa argenteonigra Wikipedia
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