Scrobipalpa wiltshirei

Scrobipalpa wiltshirei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species: S. wiltshirei
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa wiltshirei
Povolný, 1966
Synonyms
  • Scrobipalpa obrteliana Povolný, 1971

Scrobipalpa wiltshirei is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Povolný in 1966. It is found on the Canary Islands and in North Africa, Portugal, Spain, on Cyprus and in Iran.[1][2]

The length of the forewings is 4.5-5.5 mm. The forewings range from nearly uniform light brownish to dark brown with three marks and sprinkled with various dark scales. The hindwings are dirty whitish to grey.[3]

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