Scrobipalpa murinella explained

Scrobipalpa murinella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1843. It is found in the Alps, Carpathian Mountains, Ireland, Great Britain, northern Europe and Ukraine.^{[1] [2]}

The wingspan is .^[3] It resembles other Scrobipalpa. Certain identification by microscopic exanination of the genitalia.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Adults are on wing from April to June.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Scrobipalpa murinella (Duponchel, 1843) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 20 July 2020.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20150611202406/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437711 Fauna Europaea
3. http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/species/0821.php Hantsmoths
4. Heath, J.,ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
5. Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
6. https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Scrobipalpa_murinella lepiforum.de includes images
7. https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/scrobipalpa-murinella/ UKMoths