Keiferia inconspicuella
| Keiferia inconspicuella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Keiferia |
| Species: | K. inconspicuella
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| Binomial name | |
| 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]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (March 12, 2016). "Keiferia inconspicuella (Murtfeldt, 1883)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "421348.00 – 2050 – Keiferia inconspicuella (Murtfeldt, 1883)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Microlepidoptera on Solanaceae - Keiferia inconspicuella