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, Australia and New Zealand.[1]

Symmetrischema tangolias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae are a pest on Solanum tuberosum. It attacks the tubers as well as the stems and leaves of the plant. Pupation takes place amongst the debris of the host plant.

References
  1. funet.fi


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