Keiferia georgei
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Keiferia georgei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Keiferia |
Species: | K. georgei
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Binomial name | |
Keiferia georgei (Hodges, 1985)
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Keiferia georgei is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1985. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois.[1][2]
The larvae feed on Physalis heterophylla var. ambigua. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Keiferia georgei (Hodges, 1985)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "421346.00 – 2048.1 – Keiferia georgei – (Hodges, 1985)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Leafminers, Tildenia georgei and T. inconspicuella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), on Solanaceous Weeds[dead link ]