Scrobipalpa phalacrodes

Scrobipalpa phalacrodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Scrobipalpa
Species:	S. phalacrodes
Binomial name
	Scrobipalpa phalacrodes; (Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
	Gnorimoschema phalacrodes Meyrick, 1913;

Scrobipalpa phalacrodes is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is 13–14 mm (0.51–0.55 in). The forewings are fuscous tinged with grey and brownish and sprinkled with black. The basal area is spotted with black, with an irregular ochreous-whitish patch towards the costa near the base. The stigmata are rather large, irregular and black, the plical slightly before the first discal, the median area of the disc between the stigmata and around the first discal largely occupied by a broad patch of ochreous-whitish suffusion. There is an irregular rather thick sinuate transverse ochreous-whitish streak about three-fourths and several black dots around the apical part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey, paler and semi-transparent anteriorly.[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 3 (4) : 293 Archived 2016-03-15 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 3 (4) : 293 Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine