Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Scrobipalpopsis | |
Scrobipalpopsis interposita is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Powell and Povolný in 2001. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.
The length of the forewings is 5-5.9 mm for males and 5.2-5.6 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings consists of a dense mixture of dark grey and brownish. There are groups of partly black scales concentrated irregularly along the costal margin and form stigmata along the middle of the wing. The hindwings are shining whitish cinereous.
The larvae feed on Artemisia californica. They form shelters in tightly tied tips of new foliage.
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