Scrobipalpula equatoriella
| Scrobipalpula equatoriella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Scrobipalpula |
| Species: | S. equatoriella |
| Binomial name | |
| Scrobipalpula equatoriella Landry, 2010 | |
Scrobipalpula equatoriella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Landry in 2010. It is found on the Galapagos Islands.[1]
The length of the forewings is 2.5-2.7 mm. The forewings are cream tinged with ochreous below the fold from the base to three-fifths. Above the fold, the colour is mostly greyish brown, with more or less distinct diagonal cream bands at one-fifth, two-fifths and four-fifths, with dark brown dashes in the fold at two-fifths and along the midline at three-fifths and subapically. There is also light ochreous to brown at the termen, as a spot submedially, and below the costa as a broken line, and in the fold. The hindwings are blackish brown, becoming paler greyish brown on the distal one-third.
Etymology
The species name refers to the fact that the species has been collected in Ecuador and on the equatorial line.[2]