Scrobipalpula manierreorum Priest, 2014 is a animal in the Gelechiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Scrobipalpula manierreorum Priest, 2014

Scrobipalpula manierreorum Priest, 2014

Scrobipalpula manierreorum is a gelechiid moth described in 2014, found in North America, whose larvae mine leaves of Eurybia macrophylla.

Family
Genus
Scrobipalpula
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Scrobipalpula manierreorum Priest, 2014

Scrobipalpula manierreorum is a species of moth that belongs to the Gelechiidae family. It was formally described by Ronald J. Priest in 2014. This moth is native to North America, and confirmed records of its occurrence come from the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec, as well as the U.S. state of Michigan. The forewings of adult individuals measure between 3.7 and 6.5 millimeters in length. The larvae of this moth feed on Eurybia macrophylla, and they develop by mining the leaves of this host plant.

Photo: (c) Don Sutherland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Don Sutherland · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gelechiidae Scrobipalpula

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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