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Tuta (moth)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Tuta

Higher classification
  
Gnorimoschemini

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Tuta absoluta, Gelechiidae, Butterflies and moths, Insect, Keiferia lycopersicella

Tuta is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae.

The best-known species is probably the notorious pest of tomato crops Tuta absoluta.

Species

  • Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917)
  • Tuta atriplicella (Kieffer & Jörgensen, 1910)

    • References

    Tuta (moth) Wikipedia
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