Scrobipalpa geomicta

Scrobipalpa geomicta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Scrobipalpa
Species:	S. geomicta
Binomial name
	Scrobipalpa geomicta; (Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
	Phthorimaea geomicta Meyrick, 1918;

Scrobipalpa geomicta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in South Africa.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings are brown sprinkled with fuscous, with some whitish scales and some darker fuscous suffusion towards the base, and forming a patch in the disc at one-third and a small blackish spot on the costa at one-fourth. The discal stigmata are small, black and approximated. The hindwings are pale bluish grey.^[3]

References

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (9 February 2019). "Scrobipalpa geomicta (Meyrick, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Scrobipalpa geomicta (Meyrick, 1918)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
^ Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 18 – via Sabinet. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (9 February 2019). "Scrobipalpa geomicta (Meyrick, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Scrobipalpa geomicta (Meyrick, 1918)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 18 – via Sabinet. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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