Scrobipalpa salinella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Scrobipalpa salinella (Zeller, 1847)
MOTH INFO
Scrobipalpa salinella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Scrobipalpa salinella (Zeller, 1847)
Lita zernyella (Rebel, 1918)
Gnorimoschema corsicanum (Gregor & Povolný, 1954)
Gnorimoschema ignotum (Gregor & Povolný, 1954)
Scrobipalpa trebujenae (Povolný, 1977)
Common name
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Classification
Superfamily: Gelechioidea > Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Gelechiinae > Tribus: Gnorimoschemini > Genus: Scrobipalpa
Wingspan
11-15 mm
Habitat
Coastal areas with the larval food plants and saltmarshes.
Food plant
The oligophagous larva initially mines and later lives among spun leaves of Amaranthaceae (Salicornia europaea, Sueda vera). Also reported on Tripolium pannonicum.
Flight period*
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
*based on one observation on the island
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