Scrobipalpuloides chiquitella
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Scrobipalpuloides chiquitella (Busck, 1910)
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Scrobipalpuloides chiquitella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1910. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Mexico and California.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are white, evenly and freely dusted with black atoms, each of the long scales are white at the base and the extreme tip, with a black band across the middle. The back hindwings are light silvery fuscous.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Scrobipalpuloides Povolný, 1987" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 11 (4): 176 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.