Scrobipalpa eschatopis

Scrobipalpa eschatopis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded form Western Australia.[1]

Scrobipalpa eschatopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. eschatopis
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa eschatopis
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Gnorimoschema eschatopis Meyrick, 1904

The wingspan is about 7 mm (0.28 in). The forewings are silvery-whitish, suffused with pale whitish-ochreous, and sprinkled with pale grey. There are two or three faint dots of grey irroration towards the costa anteriorly and the stigmata are formed of three or four black speckles, the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[2]

References
  1. funet.fi
  2. Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 321. Retrieved 17 June 2020 – via Internet Archive.


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