Scrobipalpa proclivella

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

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

The wingspan is 9–10 mm (0.35–0.39 in). 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.^[5] The larvae can be found from May to June and from September to October.

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ 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
^ microlepidoptera.nl
^ Lepidoptera of Belgium
^ bladmineerders.nl

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[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] rolepidoptera.nl

[4] Lepidoptera of Belgium

[5] rders.nl

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