Scrobipalpa monumentella
| Scrobipalpa monumentella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Scrobipalpa |
| Species: | S. monumentella |
| Binomial name | |
| Scrobipalpa monumentella (Chambers, 1877) | |
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Scrobipalpa monumentella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Chambers in 1877. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado and California.[1][2]
Adults are pale ochreous, irrorated with pale grey and with several small fuscous specks on the forewings, two of which are on the fold, and a series of indistinct ones around the base of the cilia.[3]
The larvae feed on Francenia grandiflora.
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