''Scrobipalpopsis madiae'' 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

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. It was described by Powell and Povolný in 2001. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...

. The length of the forewings is about 6.6 mm. The larvae feed on ''

Madia ''Madia'' is a genus of annual or perennial usually aromatic herbs with yellow flowers, in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae.

'' species, possibly including ''

Madia madioides ''Anisocarpus madioides'' (syn. ''Madia madioides'') is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name woodland madia. Description ''Anisocarpus madioides'' is a perennial herb growing up to about ...

''.Holarctic Lepidoptera 8 (Suppl. 1): (1-53)
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References

Scrobipalpopsis Moths described in 2001 {{Gnorimoschemini-stub