Scrobipalpa ocyphanes

Scrobipalpa ocyphanes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species: S. ocyphanes
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa ocyphanes
(Meyrick, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Homaloxestis ocyphanes Meyrick, 1937

Scrobipalpa ocyphanes is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1937. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are light fuscous, the costa narrowly ochreous-yellow, interrupted by a small dark fuscous spot at two-thirds, the costal edge blackish towards the base. The plical and second discal stigma are dark fuscous and the dorsal edge is dark fuscous on the basal one-fourth. The hindwings are grey.[3]

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