Scrobipalpa spergulariella
Species of moth
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Scrobipalpa spergulariella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1910. It is found in Tunisia, Spain, southern France, on Sicily, in Greece and on Crete.[1][2]
| Scrobipalpa spergulariella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Scrobipalpa |
| Species: | S. spergulariella |
| Binomial name | |
| Scrobipalpa spergulariella (Chrétien, 1910) | |
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The wingspan is 9–10.5 mm (0.35–0.41 in).[3]
The larvae feed on Spergularia azorica and Spergularia media.[4]