Scrobipalpa murinella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1843. It is found in the Alps, Carpathian Mountains, Ireland, Great Britain, northern Europe and Ukraine.[5][6]

Scrobipalpa murinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species:
S. murinella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa murinella
(Duponchel, 1843)
Synonyms[1]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm (0.35–0.39 in).[7] It resembles other Scrobipalpa. Certain identification requires microscopic examination of the genitalia.[8][9][10]

Adults are on wing from April to June.[11]

References

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  1. Huemer, Peter; Karsholt, Ole (2010). "Scrobipalpa murinella (Duponchel, 1843)". In Huemer, Peter; Karsholt, Ole (eds.). Gelechiidae II (Geechiinae: Gnorimoschemini). Stenstrup: Apollo Books. pp. 99–101. doi:10.1163/9789004260986. ISBN 9789004260986.
  2. Duponchel, P.-A.-J. (1843). "Lita murinella". In Godard, J.-B. (ed.). Nocturnes, supplement aux tomes quatrieme et suivants. Histoire naturelle des Lepidopteres ou papillons de France. Vol. 4. Paris: Méquignon-Marvis. p. 458. Pl. 85, fig. 7
  3. Staudinger, O. (1870) [1871]. "Beschreibng neuer Lepidopteren des europäischen Fanengebiets". Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift. 14 (3–4): 306–307.
  4. Frey, Heinrich (1880). "G. Excelsa Frey". Die Lepidopteren der Schweiz. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann. p. 363.
  5. Savela, Markku. "Scrobipalpa murinella (Duponchel, 1843)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. Fauna Europaea
  7. Hantsmoths
  8. Heath, J., ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
  9. Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
  10. lepiforum.de includes imagesPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  11. UKMoths