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Gelechiidae
59a1302 – 2025   Scrobipalpa atriplicella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1839)

- gen. - © Aaron Hunt
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Synonymy:
  • atriplicella Fischer von Röslerstamm 1839 (Lita) - MONA 1983: 2025
  • altajica Povolný 1969 (Scrobipalpa)
  • arogantella Povolný 1967 (Scrobipalpa)
  • atrella Thunberg 1788 (Tinea)
  • chenopodiella Busck 1916 (Gnorimoschema)
  • infumatella Fuchs 1901 (Lita)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Scrobipalpa atriplicella (von Röslerstamm, 1839), formerly placed in the genus Euscrobipalpa in Powell & Povolný (2001), this species is returned to the genus Scrobipalpa by Huemer and Karsholt (2010), following the synonymy of Euscrobipalpa with Scrobipalpa in Ponomarenko & Park (2007).
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Huemer, P. & O. Karsholt, 2010. Gelechiidae II (Gelechiinae: Gnorimoschemini). Microlepidoptera of Europe, 6: 1-586.
    • Lee, S., R.W. Hodges, & R.L. Brown, 2009. Checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in America North of Mexico. Zootaxa, 2231: 1-39.
    • Ponomarenko, M.P. & K.-T. Park, 2007. Two new species and a new record of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) from Korea. Zootaxa, 1437: 55-60.
    • Powell, J.A. & D. Povolný, 2001. Gnorimoschemini moths of coastal dune and scrub habitats in California (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Holarctic Lepidoptera, 8 (Suppl. 1): 1-53.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
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