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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Species
k__Eukaryota;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Lepidoptera;f__Gelechiidae;g__Scrobipalpa;s__Scrobipalpa aptatella
Arthropods
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Morphological Features
Adult. Forewing light brown without distinct markings. Labial palpus with palpomere 3 half the length of palpomere 2.
Plazi taxonomic treatment
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.
| 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 | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
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