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Scrobipalpa clintoni

Synonyms: Scrobipalpa deleta (heterotypic); Scrobipalpa linella (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Scrobipalpa clintoni, the Atlantic groundling, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found from north-western Europe to Latvia, Belarus, European Russia and Ukraine. The habitat consists of shingle beaches and sandy beaches. The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and again from July to August. The larvae feed on Rumex crispus and Rumex confertus. They feed within the stem of their host plant. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.
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Prey / Diet

Rumex crispus (narrowleaf dock)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
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