Scrobipalpa selectella explained

Scrobipalpa selectella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Aristide Caradja in 1920. It is found in Tunisia, Greece, Turkey, Uralsk, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, China (Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tianjin, Xinjiang)^[1] and Mongolia.^{[2] [3]}

The length of the forewings is about .^[4]

The larvae feed on Halostachys belangeriana and Halocnemum strobilaceum.

Notes and References

1. 2010: The genus Scrobipalpa Janse (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in China, with descriptions of 13 new species. Zootaxa, 2513: 1–26. Preview.

2. Web site: Markku . Savela . Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 20 July 2020.
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20150611181846/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437659 Fauna Europaea
4. http://kramerius.lib.cas.cz/search/i.jsp?language=en&pid=uuid:b6c3cb02-148b-11e1-8339-001143e3f55c#periodical-periodicalvolume-periodicalitem-page_uuid:bba6b5d5-148b-11e1-1586-001143e3f55c Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca. 70: 111