Scrobipalpa monumentella explained

Scrobipalpa monumentella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1877. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado and California.[1] [2]

Adults are pale ocherous, irrorated (speckled) with pale gray and with several small fuscous specks on the forewings, two of which are on the fold, and a series of indistinct ones around the base of the cilia.[3]

The larvae feed on Francenia grandiflora.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Markku . Savela . Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . October 30, 2017.
  2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=2028 Moth Photographers Group
  3. https://archive.org/stream/bulletinofunited31877geol#page/125/mode/1up Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 3: 125