Scrobipalpa nigrigrisea

Scrobipalpa nigrigrisea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Scrobipalpa
Species:	S. nigrigrisea
Binomial name
	Scrobipalpa nigrigrisea; Bidzilya & Li, 2010

Scrobipalpa nigrigrisea is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oleksiy V. Bidzilya and Hou-Hun Li in 2010. It is found in Tibet.^[1]

The wingspan is about 13 mm (0.51 in). The forewings are grey, with two indistinct black dots in the middle of the cell, and a black diffused spot at two-thirds near the dorsal margin. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing in June and July.

Etymology[]

The species name refers to the blackish-grey forewings and is derived from the Latin prefix nigr- (meaning black) and Latin griseus (meaning grey).^[2]

References[]

^ Savela, Markku. "Scrobipalpa nigrigrisea Bidzilya & Li, 2010". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^ Bidzilya, Oleksiy; Li, Houhun (2010). "The genus Scrobipalpa Janse (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in China, with descriptions of 13 new species". Zootaxa. 2513: 1–26. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2513.1.1.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Scrobipalpa nigrigrisea Bidzilya & Li, 2010". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[2] Bidzilya, Oleksiy; Li, Houhun (2010). "The genus Scrobipalpa Janse (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in China, with descriptions of 13 new species". Zootaxa. 2513: 1–26. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2513.1.1.

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