Keiferia altisolani

Keiferia altisolani
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Keiferia
Species: K. altisolani
Binomial name
Keiferia altisolani
(Kieffer, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Gnorimoschema altisolani Kieffer, 1937
  • Tildenia altisolani

Keiferia altisolani is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Kieffer in 1937. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[1][2]

The length of the forewings is 5-6 mm. The forewings are grey, mottled with light and dark grey, with yellowish-orange lines at the apex. The hindwings are light grey.

The larvae feed on Solanum xanti. They mine the leaves of their host plant, or tie the leaves together. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 8-8.5 mm. They have a green to bluish-purple body and blackish head.[3]

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