Scrobipalpa proclivella

Scrobipalpa proclivella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species: S. proclivella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa proclivella
(Fuchs, 1886)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lita proclivella Fuchs, 1886
  • Gnorimoschema proclivellum

Scrobipalpa proclivella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in large parts of Europe, east to the southern Ural Mountains and Siberia.[2]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in May and from July to August[3] in two generations per year.[4]

The larvae feed on Achillea clavenae, Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia vulgaris, Leucanthemella serotina and Tanacetum vulgare. Young larvae create a Phyllonorycter-like tentiform mine, with longitudinal folds. Older larvae live freely amongst spun leaves.[5] The larvae can be found from May to June and from September to October.

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. microlepidoptera.nl
  4. Lepidoptera of Belgium
  5. bladmineerders.nl
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