Aponoea obtusipalpis

Aponoea obtusipalpis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aponoea
Species:
A. obtusipalpis
Binomial name
Aponoea obtusipalpis
Synonyms
  • Mesophleps cinerellus Turati, 1930

Aponoea obtusipalpis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain,[1] Libya and Algeria.[2]

The wingspan is 16–21 mm. The forewings are cinereous, dusted with black scales. The hindwings are rosy grey.

The larvae probably feed on Limoniastrum guyonianum.[3]

References

Wikispecies has information related to Aponoea obtusipalpis.
  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Li, H.-h. & K. Sattler, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1-82.
  3. ^ lepiforum.de
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