Scrobipalpula caustonae

Scrobipalpula caustonae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Scrobipalpula
Species: S. caustonae
Binomial name
Scrobipalpula caustonae
Landry, 2010

Scrobipalpula caustonae is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Landry in 2010. It is found on the Galapagos Islands.[1]

The length of the forewings is 3.5–4 mm. The forewings are creamy white with a diffuse pattern of brown, mostly tinged orange lightly, with darker brown patches sub- and postmedially along the midline. The hindwings are white.

Etymology

The species is named for Charlotte Causton, former head of Charles Darwin Research Station's Department of Invertebrates.[2]

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