Scrobipalpa geomicta

Scrobipalpa geomicta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Scrobipalpa
Species:	S. geomicta
Binomial name
	Scrobipalpa geomicta; (Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
	Phthorimaea geomicta Meyrick, 1918;

Scrobipalpa geomicta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings are brown irrorated with fuscous, with some whitish scales and some darker fuscous suffusion towards the base, and forming a patch in the disc at one-third and a small blackish spot on the costa at one-fourth. The discal stigmata are small, black and approximated. The hindwings are pale bluish-grey.[3]

References

Savela, Markku (ed.). "Scrobipalpa". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.
Afro Moths
Annals of the Transvaal Museum 6 (2) : 18 Archived 2015-06-19 at the Wayback Machine

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

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Annals of the Transvaal Museum 6 (2) : 18 Archived 2015-06-19 at the Wayback Machine