Scrobipalpa clintoni

Scrobipalpa clintoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species: S. clintoni
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa clintoni
Povolný, 1968[1]
Synonyms
  • Scrobipalpa deleta Povolný, 1981
  • Scrobipalpa linella Piskunov, 1975

Scrobipalpa clintoni, the Atlantic Groundling, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found from north-western Europe to Latvia, Belarus, European Russia and Ukraine.[2] The habitat consists of shingle beaches and sandy beaches.

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and again from July to August.[3]

The larvae feed on Rumex crispus. They feed within the stem of their host plant. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.[4]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  3. Swedish Moths
  4. Hants Moths
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