''Phthorimaea'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s in the family
Gelechiidae
The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy has been subject to considerable d ...
. Species include the potato tuber moth, ''
Phthorimaea operculella
''Phthorimaea operculella'', also known as the potato tuber moth or tobacco splitworm, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is an oligophagous insect that feeds on the plant family Solanaceae and is especially known for being a major pest of p ...
''.
Species
* ''
Phthorimaea euchthonia''
Meyrick, 1939
* ''
Phthorimaea exacta''
Meyrick, 1917
* ''
Phthorimaea ferella
''Phthorimaea ferella'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Carlos Berg in 1875 and is found in Patagonia.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other w ...
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(Berg, 1875)
* ''
Phthorimaea impudica
''Phthorimaea impudica'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1911. It is found in Panama.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other win ...
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Walsingham, 1911
* ''
Phthorimaea interjuncta''
Meyrick, 1931
* ''
Phthorimaea involuta''
Meyrick, 1917
* ''
Phthorimaea molitor''
(Walsingham, 1896)
* ''
Phthorimaea operculella
''Phthorimaea operculella'', also known as the potato tuber moth or tobacco splitworm, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is an oligophagous insect that feeds on the plant family Solanaceae and is especially known for being a major pest of p ...
''
(Zeller, 1873)
* ''
Phthorimaea perfidiosa''
Meyrick, 1917
* ''
Phthorimaea pherometopa''
Povolný, 1967
* ''
Phthorimaea robusta''
Povolný, 1989
* ''
Phthorimaea sphenophora''
(Walsingham, 1897)
* ''
Phthorimaea suavella''
(Caradja, 1920)
* ''
Phthorimaea urosema''
Meyrick, 1917
Status unknown
* ''Phthorimaea albicostella''
(Vorbrodt, 1928), described as ''Lita albicostella'' from
Switzerland.
* ''Phthorimaea tobisella''
Palm, 1947 omen nudumref>
References
* , 1989: Gnorimoschemini of southern South America IV: the genera Symmetrischema and Phthorimaea (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). ''Steenstrupia'' 15: 57-104.
* , 1990: Gnorimoschemini of Peru and Bolivia (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). ''Steenstrupia'' 16: 153-223.
Gnorimoschemini
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