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Scrobipalpa geomicta

Synonyms: Phthorimaea geomicta

Wikipedia Abstract

Scrobipalpa geomicta is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in South Africa. The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are brown irrorated with fuscous, with some whitish scales and some darker fuscous suffusion towards the base, and forming a patch in the disc at one-third and a small blackish spot on the costa at one-fourth. The discal stigmata are small, black and approximated. The hindwings are pale bluish-grey.
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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