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Scrobipalpa ergasima

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Wikipedia Abstract

Scrobipalpa ergasima is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. Meyrick used the scientific name in 1916. It is found in the Mediterranean Region and on the Canary Islands. Outside of Europe, it is found in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, Australia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar and Pakistan. The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are brownish, irrorated with whitish and dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey.
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Prey / Diet

Solanum erianthum (wild tobacco)[1]
Solanum incanum (Dead Sea Apple)[1]
Solanum jacquinii (Baingun cultivated eggplnat)[1]
Solanum lycopersicum (Currant Tomato)[1]
Solanum torvum (Turkey Berry)[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
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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