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Goosefoot groundling

Scrobipalpa atriplicella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, [1841])

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The goosefoot groundling (Scrobipalpa atriplicella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Canada and United States.

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Quick facts about the goosefoot 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
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the goosefoot groundling live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The goosefoot groundling is listed for 2 countries.

CanadaUnited States of America
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Canada
  2. United States

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the goosefoot 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 goosefoot groundling classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusScrobipalpa
  7. SpeciesScrobipalpa atriplicella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, [1841])

Synonyms Gnorimoschema atriplicella f. albella, Gnorimoschema atriplicellum, Gnorimoschema chenopodiella, Lita atriplicella, Lita atriplicella var. infumatella, Scrobipalpa altajica, Scrobipalpa arogantella, Scrobipalpa atrella, Tinea atrella

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • makadlovka lebedováCzech
  • Mørkt gåsefodpalpemølDanish
  • peltojäytäjäkoiFinnish
  • rozsdaszárnyú sarlósmolyHungarian
  • ハマアカザキバガJapanese
  • 백두애기뿔나방Korean
  • GanzenvoetzandvleugeltjeDutch
  • Выемчатокрылая моль лебедоваяRussian
  • psota lobodováSlovak
  • svart småstävmalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the goosefoot groundling

Other species in the same genus Scrobipalpa.

Beet moth

Scrobipalpa ocellatella

GelechiidaeNo free photo yet

Thyme moth

Scrobipalpa artemisiella

GelechiidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the goosefoot groundling live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the goosefoot groundling for 2 countries: Canada and United States. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the goosefoot groundling?

The goosefoot groundling (Scrobipalpa atriplicella) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Goosefoot groundling (Scrobipalpa atriplicella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/goosefoot-groundling

MLA

“Goosefoot groundling (Scrobipalpa atriplicella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/goosefoot-groundling.

BibTeX
@misc{goosefoot_groundling_2026,
  title = {Goosefoot groundling (Scrobipalpa atriplicella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/goosefoot-groundling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}