Scrobipalpa pauperella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Heinemann in 1870. It is found in Great Britain, Luxembourg, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Russia, Sweden, Finland, Afghanistan, Transbaikal and China (Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia). The wingspan is 10–13 mm.