Scrobipalpopsis petasitis

Description

Scrobipalpopsis petasitis is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Pfaffenzeller in 1867. It is found in northern Europe, the Alps and on the Taimyr Peninsula. The wingspan is 15–20 mm. The larvae feed on Petasites albus, Petasites paradoxus and Petasites frigidus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large, full depth, inflated, brownish blotch, expanding from the leaf margin. A single mine generally contains three to ten larvae. The species overwinters in the larval stage, either in the mine or between spun parts of the leaf.