Scrobipalpuloides chiquitella

Scrobipalpuloides chiquitella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1910. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Mexico and California.^[1][2]

Scrobipalpuloides chiquitella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Scrobipalpuloides
Species:	S. chiquitella
Binomial name
Scrobipalpuloides chiquitella (Busck, 1910)
Synonyms
Gnorimoschema chiquitella Busck, 1910 Tuta chiquitella

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are white, evenly and freely dusted with black atoms, each of the long scales are white at the base and the extreme tip, with a black band across the middle. The back hindwings are light silvery fuscous.^[3]