Scrobipalpa geomicta | |
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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. geomicta
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Binomial name | |
Scrobipalpa geomicta (
Meyrick, 1918)
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Synonyms | |
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Scrobipalpa geomicta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in South Africa. [1] [2]
The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings are brown sprinkled with fuscous, with some whitish scales and some darker fuscous suffusion towards the base, and forming a patch in the disc at one-third and a small blackish spot on the costa at one-fourth. The discal stigmata are small, black and approximated. The hindwings are pale bluish grey. [3]
Scrobipalpa geomicta | |
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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. geomicta
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Binomial name | |
Scrobipalpa geomicta (
Meyrick, 1918)
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Synonyms | |
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Scrobipalpa geomicta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in South Africa. [1] [2]
The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings are brown sprinkled with fuscous, with some whitish scales and some darker fuscous suffusion towards the base, and forming a patch in the disc at one-third and a small blackish spot on the costa at one-fourth. The discal stigmata are small, black and approximated. The hindwings are pale bluish grey. [3]