Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Scrobipalpa | |
Similar Scrobipalpa costella, Scrobipalpa acuminatella, Scrobipalpa atriplicella, Scrobipalpa, Gelechiidae | ||
Scrobipalpa chrysanthemella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Hofmann in 1867. It is found in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Romania, Russia and Turkey.
The forewings are blackish-brown, with light grey and yellowish-grey scales. The hindwings are grey.
The larvae feed on Leucanthemum vulgare, Leucanthemum atratum, Tanacetum corymbosum and possibly Artemisia absinthum. They leaf miner|mine the leaves of their host plant. Mines are usually made in the tip of a basal leaf, occupying the full width of the leaf, with short galleries extending halfway down. A single larva makes several mines. Pupation may take place inside or outside the mine. The larvae have a yellowish body with pink tones and a brownish yellow head.