Scrobipalpa selectella
Species of moth
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Scrobipalpa selectella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Aristide Caradja in 1920. It is found in Tunisia, Greece, Turkey, Uralsk, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, China (Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tianjin, Xinjiang)[1] and Mongolia.[2][3]
| Scrobipalpa selectella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Scrobipalpa |
| Species: | S. selectella |
| Binomial name | |
| Scrobipalpa selectella (Caradja, 1920) | |
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The length of the forewings is about 7 mm (0.28 in).[4]
The larvae feed on Halostachys belangeriana and Halocnemum strobilaceum.