Scrobipalpa rebeli is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Austria, Italy, Ukraine and the Krasnoyarsk region in southern Siberia.[2] It is also present in China (Shaanxi)[3] and Japan.

Scrobipalpa rebeli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. rebeli
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa rebeli
(Preissecker, 1914)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia rebeli Preissecker, 1914
  • Euscrobipalpa japonica Povolný, 1977
  • Lita rebeli var. fuscella Klimesch, 1938

The wingspan is about 11.5 mm (0.45 in).[4]

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris.

Subspecies

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  • Scrobipalpa rebeli rebeli
  • Scrobipalpa rebeli fuscella Klimesch, 1938

References

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  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. ^ Bidzilya, O.; Li, H. 2010: The genus Scrobipalpa Janse (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in China, with descriptions of 13 new species. Zootaxa, 2513: 1–26. Preview.
  4. ^ Japanese Moths