Keiferia elmorei
| Keiferia elmorei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Keiferia |
| Species: | K. elmorei |
| Binomial name | |
| Keiferia elmorei (Keifer, 1936) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Keiferia elmorei is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Keifer in 1936. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[1][2]
The length of the forewings is 4-5.9 mm for males and 3.4-5.3 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Solanum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
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