Scrobipalpa erichiodes

Scrobipalpa erichiodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Scrobipalpa
Species:	S. erichiodes
Binomial name
	Scrobipalpa erichiodes; Bidzilya & Li, 2010

Scrobipalpa erichiodes is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oleksiy V. Bidzilya and Hou-Hun Li in 2010. It is found in China in Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi and Xinjiang.[1]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm (0.35–0.39 in). The forewings are covered with light-grey brown-tipped scales. There is a large black spot at one-third and a small black spot at two-thirds length of the costal margin. There is also a diffused black spot at the base near the posterior margin and there are two small black dots at the base of the cell and large black spot, sometimes separated into two small dots, at the corner of the cell.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Lycium barbarum.

Etymology

The species name refers to the close relationship with Scrobipalpa erichi.[2]

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References

Savela, Markku (ed.). "Scrobipalpa erichiodes Bidzilya & Li, 2010". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.
Bidzilya, Oleksiy; Li, Houhun (2010). "The genus Scrobipalpa Janse (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in China, with descriptions of 13 new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2513: 1–26.

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[1] Savela, Markku (ed.). "Scrobipalpa erichiodes Bidzilya & Li, 2010". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.

[2] Bidzilya, Oleksiy; Li, Houhun (2010). "The genus Scrobipalpa Janse (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in China, with descriptions of 13 new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2513: 1–26.