Scrobipalpa proclivella explained

Scrobipalpa proclivella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in large parts of Europe, east to the southern Ural Mountains and Siberia.^[1]

The wingspan is . Adults have been recorded on wing in May and from July to August^[2] in two generations per year.^[3]

The larvae feed on Achillea clavenae, Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia vulgaris, Leucanthemella serotina and Tanacetum vulgare.^[4] The larvae can be found from May to June and from September to October.

Notes and References

1. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
2. http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=330940&p=1 microlepidoptera.nl
3. http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Gelechiidae/Sproclivella.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium
4. http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/scrobipalpa/proclivella/proclivella.htm bladmineerders.nl