Scrobipalpa suaedella, the sea-blite groundling, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Richardson in 1893. It is found in Libya, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Great Britain, Germany, Corsica, Sardinia, Cyprus and Turkey.[1] [2]
The wingspan is about . The ground colour of the forewings is ochreous, much marbled with darker and lighter shades of the same colour, and with slate coloured or dark greyish-ochreous scales, which are distributed more or less regularly in single rows along the veins. The hindwings are pale fuscous, with the veins darker.[3] Adults are on wing in June and July in western Europe.
The larvae feed on Suaeda vera and Suaeda maritima. They feed in a gallery amongst the flowers and leaves.[4]