Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Scrobipalpa | |
Scrobipalpa flavinerva is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Bidzilya and Li in 2010. It is found in China (Inner Mongolia) and Mongolia.
The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are grey with the veins cream, yellowish-white. There is a small dark stripe at two-thirds and a small black dot at the corner of the cell. The hindwings are light grey, with dark veins. Adults are on wing from the end of June to mid-August.
Etymology
The species name refers to the wing pattern and is derived from Latin flavus (meaning yellow) and nervus' (meaning vein).
References
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