Scrobipalpa subroseata

Scrobipalpa subroseata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in Uganda.[1][2]

Scrobipalpa subroseata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. subroseata
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa subroseata
(Meyrick, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Phthorimaea subroseata Meyrick, 1932

The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings are pale pinkish ochreous, with some slight irregular dark grey speckling and a small undefined spot of denser speckling on the costa at one-third and a larger more apparent blotch about three-fifths. The hindwings are light slaty grey.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (9 February 2019). "Scrobipalpa subroseata (Meyrick, 1932)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Scrobipalpa subroseata (Meyrick, 1932)". Afromoths. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (7): 196.


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