Scrobipalpa atriplex explained

Scrobipalpa atriplex is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1910. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[1] [2]

The length of the forewings is about . The second joint of the labial palpi is light ochreous suffused with somewhat deeper ochreous and sparsely sprinkled with black scales. The black dusting is irregular, densest along the costal edge and on the tip of the wing and forming three or four small blackish dots on the middle of the wing. The hindwings are ochreous white.[3]

The larvae feed on Atriplex canescens.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scrobipalpa . Lepidoptera and some other life forms . . 20 July 2020 . Savela . Markku.
  2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=2024 Moth Photographers Group
  3. New Lepidoptera from New Mexico and California and a Synoptic Table of the North American Species of Heliodines Stainton . Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington . 11 . 4 . 175 . 1910 . Busck . August . 22 July 2020 . Internet Archive.