Scrobipalpa aptatella

TaxID: 1376981

Basic Information

Scrobipalpa aptatella

Eggplant Budworm

Scrobipalpa aptatella (tobacco stem borer) is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in China (Xinjiang), Australia (where it has been recorded from Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia), New Zealand, Samoa, India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Palestine and in Africa, where it has been recorded from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The wingspan is 8 C11 mm (0.31 C0.43 in). The forewings are ochreous, slightly fuscous-tinged, with darker irregular spots throughout, obscure and sometimes hardly traceable, not forming definite markings. The hindwings are light fuscous. The larvae feed on Nicotiana tabacum, Nicotiana rustica, Datura species, Solanum dubium, Solanum melongena and Solanum tuberosum. They bore the stem of their host plant.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Gelechiidae

Scrobipalpa

aptatella

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Morphological Features

Adult. Forewing light brown without distinct markings. Labial palpus with palpomere 3 half the length of palpomere 2.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Taxonomic treatment
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Host Plants (2 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Nicotiana tabacum Host
Solanum melongena Host

Quarantine Status (0 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

No quarantine status records available.

Distribution (39 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
1
Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
United Arab Emirates Present —
Australia Present
Côte d'Ivoire Present —
Democratic Republic of the Congo Present —
Comoros Present —
Cyprus Present —
Fiji Present —
Ghana Present —
Greece Present —
Indonesia Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

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