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Scrobipalpa alterna

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Scrobipalpa alterna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. alterna
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa alterna
(Falkovitsh & Bidzilya, 2006)
Synonyms
  • Euscrobipalpa alterna Falkovitsh & Bidzilya, 2006

Scrobipalpa alterna is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Mark I. Falkovitsh and Oleksiy V. Bidzilya in 2006. It is found in the southern Ural Mountains and south-eastern Kazakhstan.[1][2]

The wingspan is 8–10 mm (0.31–0.39 in).

The larvae feed on Krascheninnikovia ceratoides.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Scrobipalpa alterna (Falkovitsh & Bidzilya, 2006)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Scrobipalpa alterna (Falkovitsh & Bidzilya, 2006)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  3. ^ ФАЛЪКОВИЧ, М. И. & А. БИДЗИЛЯ (2006): Виїмчастокрилі молі триби Gnorimoschemini (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) туранської фауни, які живуть на лободових (Chenopodiaceae), з описами нових видів [The Turanian gelechiid moths of the tribe Gnorimoschemini (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) living on plants of the family Chenopodiaceae, with descriptions of new species]. — ПРАЦІ ЗООЛОГІЧНОГО МУЗЕЮ 4: 62-104. Kiew Full article (in Ukrainian)