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Scrobipalpa blapsigona

Synonyms: Phthorimaea blapsigona

Wikipedia Abstract

Scrobipalpa blapsigona is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1916. It is found in southern India and Bengal. The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, largely suffusedly streaked with brownish-ochreous, and irregularly sprinkled with blackish. The stigmata are small, cloudy and blackish, the plical beneath the first discal. There is a small cloudy spot of blackish irroration on the costa at two-thirds. The hindwings are pale grey, more or less whitish-tinged anteriorly. The larvae feed on the buds of Solanum melongena.
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Prey / Diet

Solanum jacquinii (Baingun cultivated eggplnat)[1]

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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0