Scrobipalpa kasyi

Scrobipalpa kasyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species: S. kasyi
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa kasyi
Povolný, 1966

Scrobipalpa kasyi is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Povolný in 1966. It is found in Slovenia, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia and Greece.[1][2]

The length of the forewings is 4-5.8 mm. The forewings are ochreous-brownish with large fields of grey-blackish scales. The hindwings are ashy-greyish.[3]

The larvae feed on Alyssum montanum.

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