Scrobipalpa cretigena is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Scrobipalpa |
| Species: | S. cretigena
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| Scrobipalpa cretigena (Meyrick, 1914)
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The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings and hindwings are ochreous whitish.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (9 February 2019). "Scrobipalpa cretigena (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Scrobipalpa cretigena (Meyrick, 1914)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (July 1914). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: V". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 4 (4): 191 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.