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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae) » Gelechiinae » Gnorimoschemini » Scrobipalpa » Scrobipalpa obsoletella - Hodges#2029 (Scrobipalpa obsoletella)

Species Scrobipalpa obsoletella - Hodges#2029

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Euscrobipalpa obsoletella - Hodges #2029 - Scrobipalpa obsoletella
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)
Subfamily Gelechiinae
Tribe Gnorimoschemini
Genus Scrobipalpa
Species obsoletella (Scrobipalpa obsoletella - Hodges#2029)
Hodges Number
2029
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Scrobipalpa obsoletella (F. von Röslerstamm, 1841)
Lita obsoletella Fischer von Roslerstamm 1841
Euscrobipalpa obsoletella (Fischer von Roslerstamm 1841) (Euscrobipalpa Povolný 1967 is a junior synonym of Scrobipalpa Janse 1951.)
First described in the U.S. as [synonym] Gnorimoschema miscitatella (Clarke, 1932)(1)
Numbers
Scrobipalpa obsoletella is one of six species in America north of Mexico that previously were ascribed to the genus Euscrobipalpa. . (2), (3), (4)
Size
Godart & Duponchel (1832) reported the wingspan as "5 lignes" or about 10.5 mm.
Range
Throughout western North America and Europe. (1)
Season
The main flight period appears to be April to September. (4), (1)
Food
Powell & Opler (2009) reported the larvae bore into the stems of Chenopodium murale (nettleleaf goosefoot). (1)
Life Cycle
Powell & Opler (2009) reported pupation occurs in the stem. (1)
Remarks
Scrobipalpa obsoletella is a European species that was first reported in Washington in 1932 and has spread throughout the western states. (1)
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group. (4)
Print References
Godart, J.B. & P.A.J. Duponchel, 1832. Histoire Naturelle des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de France, 1: 261.
Powell, J.A., & P.A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press, p. 99, pl. 10, fig. 10. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (4)
Works Cited
1.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
2.Checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in America North of Mexico
Lee S., Hodges R.W., Brown R.L. 2009. Zootaxa 2231: 1–39.
3.Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico.
Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.
4.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 24 June, 2011 - 2:07pm
Additional contributions by Terry Harrison
Last updated 31 May, 2014 - 9:52am

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