Scrobipalpula manierreorum is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ronald J. Priest in 2014. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Michigan, Ontario and Quebec.[1]
| Scrobipalpula manierreorum | |
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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. manierreorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Scrobipalpula manierreorum Priest, 2014
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The length of the forewings is 3.7−6.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Eurybia macrophylla. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Scrobipalpula Povolný, 1964". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ Adamski, D. et al. 2014: Three new species of leaf-mining Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) from Canada and northeastern United States. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 68(2): 101-123.