Biology:Keiferia inconspicuella

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Short description: Species of moth

Keiferia inconspicuella
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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K. inconspicuella
Binomial name
Keiferia inconspicuella
(Murtfeldt, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia inconspicuella Murtfeldt, 1883
  • Tildenia inconspicuella
  • Gelechia cinerella Murtfeldt, 1881 (preocc. Clerck, 1759)

Keiferia inconspicuella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Mary Murtfeldt in 1883. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the south-eastern and mid-western United States, north to New Jersey and Iowa and west to Nebraska and Texas .[1][2]

The length of the forewings is 5-5.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Solanum carolinense and Solanum melongena. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Full-grown larvae are green and reach a length of 7–8 mm.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13374943 entry