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Colt's-foot groundling

Scrobipalpula tussilaginis (Stainton, 1867)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The colt's-foot groundling (Scrobipalpula tussilaginis) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the colt's-foot groundling

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the colt's-foot groundling live?

Not recorded

Is the colt's-foot groundling endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the colt's-foot groundling classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusScrobipalpula
  7. SpeciesScrobipalpula tussilaginis (Stainton, 1867)

Synonyms Gelechia hofmanella, Gelechia tussilaginis, Lita tussilaginella, Scrobipalpula tussilaginella, Xystophora retusella

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Huflattich-PalpenmotteGerman
  • HoefbladpalpmotDutch
  • psota podbeľováSlovak
  • hästhovssmåstävmalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the colt's-foot groundling

Other species in the same genus Scrobipalpula.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the colt's-foot groundling?

The colt's-foot groundling (Scrobipalpula tussilaginis) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Colt's-foot groundling (Scrobipalpula tussilaginis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/colts-foot-groundling

MLA

“Colt's-foot groundling (Scrobipalpula tussilaginis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/colts-foot-groundling.

BibTeX
@misc{colts_foot_groundling_2026,
  title = {Colt's-foot groundling (Scrobipalpula tussilaginis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/colts-foot-groundling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}