Scrobipalpa halonella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is only known from localities in Central Europe and Russia (the southern Ural).[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. halonella
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| Scrobipalpa halonella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)[1]
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The wingspan is about 16 mm (0.63 in).[3]
The larvae feed on Centaurea scabiosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4]
References
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ 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
- ^ lepiforum.de
- ^ bladmineerders.nl