Scrobipalpa instabilella (Douglas, 1846)

Anacampsis instabilella Douglas, 1846 —Zoologist 4: 1270.

Lita lagunella Chrétien, 1910 —Naturaliste 32: 272.

Lita strobilacella Caradja, 1920 —Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34 (1/2): 101.

Lita salsolella Amsel, 1935 —Mitt. zool. Mus. Berl. 20 (2): 301.

Phthorimaea halymiphaga Amsel, 1952 —Fragm. ent. Roma 1: 127.

Records. Amsel 1933: 125 ( salsolella); Amsel 1935a: 301 ( salsolella); Amsel 1935c: 263 ( salsolella); Bodenheimer 1937: 100 ( salsolella).

Material examined. 1 ♂, 2 ♀, Jordanbrucke bei Jericho, 10, 29.iv.1930, Lichtfng. (Amsel) (gen. slides A807, A.815. A.802); 1 ♀, Jericho (Pal), Lichtfang, 31.v.1930 (gen. slide A.822); 1 ♂, Georgskloster, Wadi el Kelt, 21.v.1930 (gen. slide A.835); 1 ♀, Südende d. Toten Meers, 15-27.iii.1933 (Amsel) (gen. slide A.841) (all SMNK) .

Host plant. In Israel the larvae were recorded feeding on Salsola orientalis Gmel. (as S. rigida Pall.) (Amsel 1935a: 301). It is described by Amsel (1935c: 263).

Distribution. Western and southern Europe, North Africa, Israel (Huemer & Karsholt 2010: 189).