Scrobipalpula caustonae is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Bernard Landry in 2010. It is found on the Galápagos Islands.[1]
| Scrobipalpula caustonae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Scrobipalpula |
| Species: | S. caustonae
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| Binomial name | |
| Scrobipalpula caustonae Landry, 2010
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Etymology
editThe species is named for Charlotte Causton, former head of Charles Darwin Research Station's Department of Invertebrates.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Scrobipalpula Povolný, 1964". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ Revue suisse de Zoologie 117 (4): 728