Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Keiferia | |
Keiferia elmorei is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Keifer in 1936. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.
The length of the forewings is 4-5.9 mm for males and 3.4-5.3 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Solanum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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