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Scrobipalpa nana

(Scrobipalpa nana)

Description

Scrobipalpa nana is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 1973. It is found in Turkey, northern Iran, Kazakhstan and the southern Ural mountains. The length of the forewings is 4-4.3 mm. The forewings are dirty ashy-white, wit well defined scales and groups of scales with dark to blackish tips. The hindwings are light ashy-grey to dirty whitish.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Scrobipalpa
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