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Scrobipalpa suasella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Scrobipalpa

Scrobipalpa suasella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Constant in 1895. It is found in southern France, Portugal and Spain, as well as on Sardinia.

The wingspan is 8–9 mm.

The larvae feed on Staehelina dubia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large, full depth blotch, with dispersed frass.

References

Scrobipalpa suasella Wikipedia