Gelechiidae
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| Gelechia rhombella |
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The Gelechiidae, Gelechiid moths, are a family of Lepidoptera (moths). These are generally very small moths with narrow, fringed wings. The larvae of most species feed internally on various parts of their host plants, sometimes causing galls.
There are about 650 North American species.
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[edit] Harmful Gelechiids
- Anacampsis sarcitella, pack moth
- Anarsia lineatella, peach twig borer
- Pectinophora gossypiella, - pink bollworm, larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton
- Phthorimaea operculella, - potato tuber moth
- Sitotroga cerealella, - Angoumois grain moth
- Tuta absoluta, - tomato leafminer
- Aproaerema modicella- Groundnut leafminer
[edit] Beneficial Gelechiids
- Metzneria paucipunctella - Knapweed seed head moth, used to control Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea maculosa)
[edit] References
Borror, Tripplehorn, and Johnson, An Introduction to the Study of Insects.
[edit] External links
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