Scrobipalpa halimioniella

Scrobipalpa halimioniella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Peter Huemer and Ole Karsholt in 2010. It is found southern France[1][2] and has also been recorded from Ukraine.[3]

Scrobipalpa halimioniella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. halimioniella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa halimioniella
Huemer & Karsholt, 2010

The larvae feed on Halimione portulacoides. They live between spun leaves, mining them from the inside.[4]

Etymology

The species name refers to the larval host plant Halimione.[5]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Scrobipalpa halimioniella Huemer & Karsholt, 2010". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Bidzilya, O. & Y. Budashkin (2011): Two new species of the genus Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951 from the Eastern Crimea (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). SHILAP Revista de LepidopterologĂ­a. 39 (156): 389-396.
  4. Bladmineerders.nl
  5. Lepiforum e.V.


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