Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Scrobipalpopsis | |
Scrobipalpopsis arnicella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Clarke in 1942. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington and California.
The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are pale cinereous, lightly shaded with pale brown and profusely, but finely, irrorated with fuscous. There are five blackish-fuscous spots. The hindwings are light grey, darker apically.
The larvae feed on Arnica cordifolia. They roll the leaves of their host plant.
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