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Scrobipalpa superstes

(Scrobipalpa superstes)

Description

Scrobipalpa superstes is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 1977. It is found in southern Spain, Portugal, southern France and on Sardinia and Sicily. The length of the forewings is 4 mm for females and 5 mm for males. The forewings are whitish to dirty whitish, dusted with grey scales. There are three blackish spots at the costa in the basal one-third. The hindwings are grey.

Taxonomic tree:

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