Scrobipalpa costella
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Scrobipalpa |
| Species: | S. costella |
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Scrobipalpa costella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in western Europe.
The wingspan is 9.5–15.5 mm (0.37–0.61 in).[2] The head is ochreous, sometimes grey-sprinkled. Terminal joint of palpi shorter than second. Forewings reddish -ochreous, sometimes suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous; a dark fuscous triangular costal blotch extending from 1/4 to 2/3 and reaching fold, including the black stigmata, first discal followed by another black dot obliquely beneath it; an indistinct pale angulated fascia at 3/4; often a dark fuscous terminal suffusion. Hindwings 1, grey. The larva is greyish green; dorsal and subdorsal lines sometimes darker; 2 and 3 dark purplish-brown; head and plate of 2 black.[3][4][5][6]
Adults appear in September and spend the winter.[7] After overwintering, they are on wing till June.[8]
The larvae feed on Solanum dulcamara. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[9] Larvae can be found from mid September to June.
References
[edit]- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
- ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description - ↑ Heath, J., ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
- ↑ Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
- ↑ lepiforum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ UKmoths
- ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium
- ↑ bladmineerders.nl