Keiferia glochinella

Keiferia glochinella, the eggplant leafminer moth, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Zeller in 1873. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Texas, New Mexico and California.[1][2] Records outside the western United States are based on misidentifications.

Keiferia glochinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Keiferia
Species:
K. glochinella
Binomial name
Keiferia glochinella
(Zeller, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia glochinella Zeller, 1873
  • Tildenia glochinella
  • Keiferia peniculo Heinrich, 1946

The length of the forewings is 4.5–5 mm. Adults are yellowish gray, light gray to gray, mottled with dark gray and yellowish-orange.

The larvae feed on Solanum carolinense. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 8 mm.[3]

References
  1. funet.fi
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Microlepidoptera on Solanaceae - Keiferia glochinella


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