Andean potato tuber moth
(Symmetrischema tangolias)
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Invasive Listing Sources
No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: Gelechioidea |
| Family: Gelechiidae |
| Subfamily: Gelechiinae |
| Tribe: Gnorimoschemini |
| Genus: Symmetrischema |
| Subject: Symmetrischema tangolias (Geyen) |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
tomato stemborer (Australia)
Related Scientific Names:
Gnorimoschema plaesiosema (Turner) (Synonym)
Symmetrischema plaesiosema (Turner) (Synonym)