| Aponoea obtusipalpis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Aponoea |
| Species: | A. obtusipalpis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aponoea obtusipalpis Walsingham, 1905 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aponoea obtusipalpis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain, Libya and Algeria.
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.
References
- Fauna Europaea
- Li, H.-h. & K. Sattler, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1-82.
- lepiforum.de
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Aponoea obtusipalpis | |
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