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Keiferia inconspicuella (
Murtfeldt, 1883)
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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]
Keiferia inconspicuella | |
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Species: | K. inconspicuella
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Keiferia inconspicuella (
Murtfeldt, 1883)
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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]