Scrobipalpula psilella

Scrobipalpula psilella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed throughout the Palaearctic region.[2] It has also been recorded from North America.[3]

Scrobipalpula psilella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Scrobipalpula
Species:
S. psilella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpula psilella
Synonyms
  • Gelechia psilella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Gnorimoschema psilellum
  • Lita psilella
  • Phthorimaea psilella
  • Gelechia nocturnella Staudinger, 1859
  • Lita pallidella Heinemann, 1870
  • Gelechia killiasii Frey, 1880
  • Aristotelia imperatella Dumont, 1931
  • Gnorimoschema psilellum astericolellum Hering, 1957
  • Scrobipalpula psilella asiatica Povolný, 1968

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. Adults are on wing in August.

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris, Artemisia maritima, Artemisia santonicum, Artemisia vulgaris, Aster alpinus, Aster amellus, Aster tripolium, Centaurea scabiosa, Erigeron acer, Gnaphalium species and Helichrysum arenarium. They live on the ground in a tube of silk covered with dirt. The feeding causes a large, frass-free blotch in a low leaf. They may also bore in the stem of the host plant.[4] Larvae can be found from May to June and again in September. They are green with a light grey head.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. bladmineerders.nl


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