Scrobipalpa ocellatella

Scrobipalpa ocellatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpa
Species: S. ocellatella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa ocellatella
(Boyd, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia ocellatella Stainton, 1859
  • Gelechia submissella Stainton, 1859
  • Gelechia horticolella Rössler, 1866
  • Lita atriplicella var. clarella Caradja, 1920
  • Lita ocellatella obscurior Rebel, 1926
  • Gnorimoschema ocellatellum orientale Gregor & Povolný, 1954

Scrobipalpa ocellatella, the beet moth, is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Boyd in 1858. It is found on Madeira and the Canary Islands, and in North Africa, most of Europe, the Middle East,[1][2] Iran, from the southern part of European Russia to the Caucasus, as well as in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Turkmenistan.

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are grey-brown, with a yellow pattern and small black spots. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

The larvae feed on Beta maritima and Beta vulgaris. Young larvae bore in the mirdrib. Later, they mine the leaf from a web spun over of the leaf. The larvae have a grey green body with vague reddish-brown length lines and a light brown head.[4]

References

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