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Scrobipalpa blapsigona (Meyrick, 1916)

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Higher taxa: Gelechiidae (family)/  Gelechiinae (subfamily)/  Gnorimoschemini (tribe)/  Scrobipalpa (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Scrobipalpa concreta
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1916)
Citation:Phthorimaea blapsigona, n. sp.
Original genus:Phthorimaea
Publication:Meyrick E. 1916a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1.
Journal:—
Volume:1
Issue:16–20
Pagination:569
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10440489
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Scrobipalpa blapsigona (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Scrobipalpa by D. Povolný (1966: 129). A junior subjective synonym of Phthorimaea concreta Meyrick, 1914; synonymized by O. V. Bidzilya (2021b: 16).

Bidzilya O. V. 2021b. A review of the genus Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in the Afrotropical region.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Scrobipalpa blapsigona (Meyrick, 1916) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Lectotype ♂, designated by J. F. G. Clarke (1955a: 18), genitalia slide J. F. G. Clarke 8311♂, NHMUK India India S, Coimbatore, e.l. Solanum melongena 01.viii.1915, leg. T. B. Fletcher. Clarke J. F. G. 1955a. Catalogue of the type specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History), described by Edward Meyrick. Vol. 1. Introduction and Catalogue of the species. page 569
Scrobipalpa blapsigona (Meyrick, 1916) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK 3 Paralectotypes ♂, ♀, genitalia slide NHMUK 23720♀, NHMUK. India India S, Coimbatore, e.l. Solanum melongena 01.viii.1915, leg. T. B. Fletcher. Clarke J. F. G. 1955a. Catalogue of the type specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History), described by Edward Meyrick. Vol. 1. Introduction and Catalogue of the species. page 569
Distribution note:

Oriental: India.

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Plant note:

Infesting the flower buds (see A. Y. Duodu 2008: 73).

Duodu Y. A. 1985. Scrobipalpa blapsigona (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) as a pest of Solanum melongena in Ghana.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination