''Scrobipalpa feralella'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

in the family

Gelechiidae The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy has been subject to considerable d ...

. It was described by

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in 1872. It is found in

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, Switzerland and northern

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. The

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is . The forewings are dark brown. The hindwings are lighter and lightly glossy.''Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien'' 67 : 29
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References

Scrobipalpa Moths described in 1872 {{Scrobipalpa-stub