Scrobipalpa obsoletella, Fischer von Roslerstamm, 1840

Junnilainen, Jari, Karsholt, Ole, Nupponen, Kari, Kaitila, Jari-Pekka, Nupponen, Timo & Olschwang, Vladimir, 2010, The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) 2367, Zootaxa 2367 (1), pp. 1-68 : 49

Scrobipalpa obsoletella (Fischer v. Röslerstamm, 1841)

Arkaim 14–16.VI.1996, 6.VII.1997, 19.VI.1999 ; Berlin 1.VII.1997; Burannoe 30. VII.2000; Chalk Hills 3– 7.VI.1998, 25.V.2004 ; Kidriasovo 28. V –29.1998; Kizilskoye 27. V.1998; Miass 26. VI.1997; Novoiletzk 9. VI.1998; Verbljushka 30. V –3. VI.1998, 28. VII.2000. A total of 32 exx. Genitalia slides: Hendriksen : 2936, 2939, 2964, 2966, 2976, 3152, 6430, 6431. One further genitalia preparation preserved in glycerol .

Distribution. Widely distributed in Europe. Outside Europe recorded from Turkey, the Caucasus and Iran to Asian Russia (Transbaikalia) and Mongolia. Single specimens from South Africa and North America are probably introduced ( Povolný 2002).