Scrobipalpa chrysanthemella

Scrobipalpa chrysanthemella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ernst Hofmann in 1867. It is found in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Romania, Russia and Turkey.^[1][2]

Scrobipalpa chrysanthemella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Scrobipalpa
Species:	S. chrysanthemella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpa chrysanthemella (Hofmann, 1867)
Synonyms
Gelechia chrysanthemella Hofmann, 1867 Lita opificella Mann, 1878

The forewings are blackish brown, with light grey and yellowish-grey scales. The hindwings are grey.^[3]

The larvae feed on Leucanthemum vulgare, Leucanthemum atratum, Tanacetum corymbosum and possibly Artemisia absinthum.^[4]