Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Scrobipalpa | |
Scrobipalpa griseoflava is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Bidzilya and Budashkin in 2011. It is found on the Crimea.
The wingspan is 11.3–12 mm. The forewings are covered with white brown-tipped scales, especially along the costal margin at the termen. The veins are mottled with yellowish-orange near the base and in the apical one-third. There are three large rounded yellowish-orange spots in the cell, with brown points inside. There is also a diffuse subapical white angulated fascia at two-thirds and the termen and apex are edged with scattered orange scales. The hindwings are white. Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-June.
The larvae probably feed on Halimione verrucifera.
Etymology
The species name refers to the wing pattern and is derived from Latin griseus (meaning grey) and flavus (meaning yellow).