Scrobipalpa blapsigona
Scrobipalpa blapsigona is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1916. It is found in southern India and Bengal.[1]
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The wingspan is 13–14 mm (0.51–0.55 in). The forewings are whitish-ochreous, largely suffusedly streaked with brownish-ochreous, and irregularly sprinkled with blackish. The stigmata are small, cloudy and blackish, the plical beneath the first discal. There is a small cloudy spot of blackish irroration on the costa at two-thirds. The hindwings are pale grey, more or less whitish-tinged anteriorly.
The larvae feed on the buds of Solanum melongena.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku (ed.). "Scrobipalpa". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera 1 (18): 569
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