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Scrobipalpa portosanctana

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Scrobipalpa portosanctana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species: S. portosanctana
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa portosanctana
(Stainton, )
Synonyms
  • Gelechia portosanctana Stainton,
  • Scrobipalpa gallincolella Mann, 1872
  • Lita oasis Rebel, 1901
  • Gnorimoschema lyciella Walsingham, 1900
  • Gnorimoschema philolycii Hering, 1957
  • Gelechia eremaula Meyrick, 1891
  • Lita desertella Rebel, 1901
  • Phthorimaea bertramella Lucas, 1940
  • Teleia leroyella Lucas, 1949
  • Gnorimoschema reisseri Povolný & Gregor, 1955

Scrobipalpa portosanctana is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1859. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, as well as on Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Malta and Madeira. It is also present in North Africa and the Near East.

The larvae feed on Lycium barbarum and Lycium europaeum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They have a grey body with dark length lines and a blackish head.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Bladmineerders.nl

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Taxon identifiers
Scrobipalpa portosanctana


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