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Keiferia elmorei

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Keiferia elmorei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Keiferia
Species:
K. elmorei
Binomial name
Keiferia elmorei
(Keifer, 1936)
Synonyms
  • Gnorimoshema elmorei Keifer, 1936

Keiferia elmorei is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. 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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