Scrobipalpopsis arnicella: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Gelechiidae
Genus
Scrobipalpopsis
Species
Scrobipalpopsis arnicella
Scientific Name
Scrobipalpopsis arnicella

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Scrobipalpopsis arnicella

Scrobipalpopsis arnicella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1942. It is found in western North America, where it has been recorded from Washington and California.

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are pale cinereous, lightly shaded with pale brown and profusely, but finely, irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous. There are five blackish-fuscous spots. The hindwings are light gray, darker apically.

The larvae feed on Arnica cordifolia. They roll the leaves of their host plant.

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