Aponoea obtusipalpis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain,[1] Libya and Algeria.[2]
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| Aponoea obtusipalpis Walsingham, 1905
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The wingspan is 16–21 mm. The forewings are cinereous, dusted with black scales. The hindwings are rosy grey.
The larvae probably feed on Limoniastrum guyonianum.[3]
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Wikispecies has information related to Aponoea obtusipalpis.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Li, H.-h. & K. Sattler, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1-82.
- ^ lepiforum.de