Symmetrischema tangolias

Symmetrischema tangolias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Symmetrischema
Species:
S. tangolias
Binomial name
Symmetrischema tangolias
(Gyen, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe tangolias Gyen, 1913
  • Phthorimaea plaesiosoma Turner, 1919
  • Phthorimaea aquilina Meyrick, 1917
  • Phthorimaea melanoplintha Meyrick, 1926
  • Gnorimoschema tuberosella Busck, 1931

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, Australia and New Zealand.

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