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Scrobipalpula manierreorum

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Scrobipalpula

Scrobipalpula manierreorum is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Priest in 2014. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Michigan, Ontario and Quebec.

The length of the forewings is 3.7−6.5 mm. There are white scales tipped with dark brown intermixed with brown, white and greyish-orange scales. There are two short dark brown streaks in the cell, as well as a broad, suffused greyish-orange streak from the base to the apex.

The larvae feed on Eurybia macrophylla. They leaf miner|mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Scrobipalpula manierreorum Wikipedia