''Keiferia'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
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 Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy (biology), taxonomy ...
.
Species
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Keiferia altisolani''
(Kieffer, 1937)
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Keiferia azapaensis''
Vargas, 2025
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Keiferia brunnea''
Povolný, 1973
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Keiferia chloroneura''
(Meyrick, 1923)
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Keiferia colombiana''
Povolný, 1975
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Keiferia dalibori''
King & Montesinos, 2012
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Keiferia educata''
Povolný, 2004
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Keiferia elmorei''
(Keifer, 1936)
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Keiferia funebrella''
Povolný, 1984
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Keiferia georgei''
(Hodges, 1985)
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Keiferia glochinella''
(Zeller, 1873)
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Keiferia griseofusca''
Povolný, 1984
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Keiferia gudmannella
''Keiferia gudmannella'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey in 1897. It is found in the West Indies, where it has been recorded from Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.
The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The fore ...
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(Walsingham, 1897)
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Keiferia inconspicuella''
(Murtfeldt, 1883)
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Keiferia lobata
''Keiferia lobata'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 1990. It is found in Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The count ...
''
Povolný, 1990
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Keiferia lycopersicella
''Keiferia lycopersicella'', the tomato pinworm, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in warm areas in Mexico, California, Texas, Georgia, Florida, Hawaii, Cuba, Hispaniola and the Bahamas. It has also been reported from greenhouses ...
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(Walsingham, 1897)
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Keiferia powelli
''Keiferia powelli'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 2004. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States th ...
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Povolný, 2004
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Keiferia propria
''Keiferia propria'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 1990. It is found in Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Co ...
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Povolný, 1990
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Keiferia rusposoria
''Keiferia rusposoria'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 1970. It is found in the West Indies, where it has been recorded from Grenada
Grenada is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Carib ...
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Povolný, 1970
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Keiferia subtilis
''Keiferia subtilis'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 1984. It is found in Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, con ...
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Povolný, 1984
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Keiferia vitalis
''Keiferia vitalis'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 1990. It is found in Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Co ...
''
Povolný, 1990
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Keiferia vorax
''Keiferia vorax'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1939. It is found in Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an ar ...
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(Meyrick, 1939)
References
Gnorimoschemini
Gelechiidae genera
Taxa named by August Busck
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