Scrobipalpula hemilitha explained

Scrobipalpula hemilitha is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Clarke in 1965. It is found on the Galapagos Islands.[1]

The wingspan is 9–11 mm. The forewings are clay color, the costal half suffused greyish, irrorate with many white-tipped, dark grey scales. There are two clouded areas in the center of the wing. There are three dark grey discal stigmata, one at one-third in the cell, one in the fold slightly beyond the first and one at the end of the cell. The hindwings are light greyish fuscous.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/scrobipalpula/ funet.fi
  2. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofuni1171966unit#page/81/mode/1up Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 117 (3508) : 81