Scrobipalpa ergasima

Scrobipalpa ergasima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Scrobipalpa
Species:	S. ergasima
Binomial name
	Scrobipalpa ergasima; (Meyrick, [1916])
Synonyms
	Phthorimaea ergasima Meyrick, 1916; Ergasiola ergasima; Phthorimaea intestina Meyrick, 1921; Lita mignatella Caradja, 1920; Gnorimoschema mirabile Gregor & Povolný, 1955; Gnorimoschema pervada Clarke, 1962;

Scrobipalpa ergasima is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. Edward Meyrick first used the scientific name in 1916. It is found in the Mediterranean Region and on the Canary Islands. Outside of Europe, it is found in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, Australia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar and Pakistan.^[2]

The wingspan is about 10 mm (0.39 in).^[3]

The larvae feed on Hyoscyamus albus, Solanum melongena and Solanum nigrum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[4] They can be found from March to October.

References

"Scrobipalpa ergasima (Meyrick, 1916)". Insecta.pro. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

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