Scrobipalpa murinella

Scrobipalpa murinella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1843. It is found in the Alps, Carpathian Mountains, Ireland, Great Britain, northern Europe and Ukraine.[5][6]

Scrobipalpa murinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. murinella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa murinella
(Duponchel, 1843)
Synonyms[1]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.[7] Adults are on wing from April to June.[8]

The larvae feed on Antennaria dioica and Omalotheca supina. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a linear corridor that starts at the base. Later, leaves are split open from the side and completely mined out. Mined leaves turn yellow and swell up. Pupation takes place in such a swollen leaf.[9] The species overwinters in the pupal stage.

References
  1. Huemer, Peter; Karsholt, Ole (2010). "Scrobipalpa murinella (Duponchel, 1843)". Gelechiidae II (Geechiinae: Gnorimoschemini). Stenstrup: Apollo Books. pp. 99–101. doi:10.1163/9789004260986.
  2. Duponchel, P.-A.-J. (1843). "Lita murinella". In Godard, J.-B. (ed.). Nocturnes, supplement aux tomes quatrieme et suivants. Histoire naturelle des Lepidopteres ou papillons de France. 4. Paris: Méquignon-Marvis. p. 458. Pl. 85, fig. 7
  3. Staudinger, O. (1870) [1871]. "Beschreibng neuer Lepidopteren des europäischen Fanengebiets". Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift. 14 (3–4): 306–307.
  4. Frey, Heinrich (1880). "G. Excelsa Frey". Die Lepidopteren der Schweiz. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann. p. 363.
  5. Savela, Markku. "Scrobipalpa murinella (Duponchel, 1843)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  6. Fauna Europaea
  7. Hantsmoths
  8. UKMoths
  9. Bladmineerders.nl



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