''Symmetrischema'' 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 ...
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Species
* '' Symmetrischema alternatum'' Povolný, 1990
* '' Symmetrischema alticolum'' (Povolný, 1990)
* ''Symmetrischema altisona
''Symmetrischema altisona'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917. It is found in Peru.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the oth ...
'' (Meyrick, 1917)
* '' Symmetrischema andinum'' Povolný, 1990
* '' Symmetrischema anthracinum'' Povolný, 1990
* '' Symmetrischema anthracoides'' Povolný, 1990
* '' Symmetrischema arctanderi'' Povolný, 1990
* ''Symmetrischema ardeola
''Symmetrischema ardeola'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country ...
'' (Meyrick, 1931)
* '' Symmetrischema assimile'' Povolný, 1990
* ''Symmetrischema atrifascis
''Symmetrischema atrifascis'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917. It is found in Peru.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the o ...
'' (Meyrick, 1917)
* ''Symmetrischema borsaniella
''Symmetrischema borsaniella'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Paul Köhler in 1939. It is found in Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in ...
'' (Köhler, 1939)
* ''Symmetrischema capsica
''Symmetrischema capsica'', the pepper flowerbud moth, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by John David Bradley and Dalibor F. Povolný in 1965. It is found Mexico, the West Indies, the Caribbean (Trinidad and Tobago) and the s ...
'' (Bradley & Povolný, 1965)
* '' Symmetrischema capsicivorum'' Povolný, 1973
* '' Symmetrischema cestrivora'' (Clarke, 1950)
* ''Symmetrischema conifera
''Symmetrischema conifera'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Ecuador.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the ...
'' (Meyrick, 1916)
* '' Symmetrischema costaricanum'' Povolný, 1990
* '' Symmetrischema disciferum'' Povolný, 1989
* '' Symmetrischema draculinum'' Povolný, 1989
* ''Symmetrischema dulce
''Symmetrischema dulce'', the pepper-fruit-borer, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 1984. It is found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the ...
'' Povolný, 1984
* '' Symmetrischema elementare'' Povolný, 1989
* ''Symmetrischema escondidella
''Symmetrischema escondidella'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Bernard Landry in 2010. It is found on the Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands (Spanish: , , ) are an archipelago of volcanic islands. They are ...
'' Landry, 2010
* '' Symmetrischema femininum'' Povolný, 1989
* ''Symmetrischema fercularia
''Symmetrischema fercularia'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded Texas.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplan ...
'' (Meyrick, 1929)
* '' Symmetrischema funebrale'' Povolný, 1990
* '' Symmetrischema grandispinum'' Povolný, 1990
* '' Symmetrischema inexpectatum'' Povolný, 1967
* '' Symmetrischema inkorum'' Povolný, 1990
* ''Symmetrischema insertum
''Symmetrischema insertum'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 1988. It is found in Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in N ...
'' Povolný, 1988
* ''Symmetrischema kendallorum
''Symmetrischema kendallorum'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by André Blanchard and Edward C. Knudson in 1982. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded Texas.
The length of the forewings are 4.9–6 ...
'' Blanchard & Knudson, 1982
* '' Symmetrischema krabbei'' Povolný, 1990
* '' Symmetrischema lavernella'' (Chambers, 1874)
* '' Symmetrischema lectulifera'' (Meyrick, 1929)
* '' Symmetrischema loquax'' (Meyrick, 1917)
* '' Symmetrischema major'' Povolný, 1990
* '' Symmetrischema nanum'' Povolný, 1989
* '' Symmetrischema nummulatum'' Povolný, 1989
* '' Symmetrischema oblitum'' Povolný, 1989
* '' Symmetrischema pallidochrella'' (Chambers, 1872)
* '' Symmetrischema peruanum'' Povolný, 1990
* '' Symmetrischema piperinum'' Povolný, 1989
* '' Symmetrischema primigenium'' Povolný, 1989
* '' Symmetrischema pulchrum'' Povolný, 1989
* '' Symmetrischema purum'' Povolný, 1990
* '' Symmetrischema respectabile'' Povolný, 1989
* '' Symmetrischema senex'' Povolný, 1990
* '' Symmetrischema solitare'' Povolný, 1989
* '' Symmetrischema solum'' Povolný, 1989
* '' Symmetrischema striatella'' (Murtfeldt, 1900)
* '' Symmetrischema symmetricum'' Povolný, 1990
* ''Symmetrischema tangolias
The South American potato tuber moth, Andean potato tuber moth or tomato stemborer (''Symmetrischema tangolias'') is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is native to South America, but has become a pest worldwide. Records include North America, A ...
'' (Gyen, 1913)
* '' Symmetrischema ventralella'' (Zeller, 1877)
Status unclear
* ''Symmetrischema solani'' (Berg), described as ''Gelechia solani'' from South America
References
External links
Gnorimoschemini
Gelechiidae genera
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