Scrobipalpula potentella explained

Scrobipalpula potentella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Keifer in 1936. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from California, Mississippi and Tennessee.^{[1] [2]}

The larvae feed on Potentilla species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/scrobipalpula/ funet.fi
2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=2020 mothphotographersgroup
3. https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/ppd/PDF/Bulletin1936_CaliforniaMicrolepidopteraIX.pdf Calif. Dept. Agric., Bull. 25