Gelechiidae
59a1273 –
2013 Phthorimaea chiquitella
(Busck, 1910)
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Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Atriplex Chenopodium[unresolved]. Host genera: Atriplex Chenopodium[unresolved]. Host extended: Atriplex, Chenopodium.[unassigned]. Host extended: leaf miner (Powell & Opler 2009); mine in the terminal leaves (Powell & Povolný 2001); mine, sometim. (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) |
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- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
chiquitella (Busck, 1910) (Gnorimoschema) - MONA 1983: 2013; TL: Mesilla, NM. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Phthorimaea chiquitella (Busck, 1910), n. comb. (Corro Chang & Metz 2021), was previously transferred to the genus Tuta in Povolny & Powell (2001) and subsequently returned to the genus Scrobipalpula in Lee et al. (2009). |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Busck, A., 1910. New Microlepidoptera from New Mexico and California and a synoptic table of the North American species of Heliodines Stainton. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 11(4): 175-188.
- Corro Chang, P.E. & M.A. Metz, 2021. Classification of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae: Gelechiinae: Gnorimoschemini) Based on Cladistic Analysis of Morphology. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 123(1): 41-54.
- Lee, S., R.W. Hodges, & R.L. Brown, 2009. Checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in America North of Mexico. Zootaxa, 2231: 1-39.
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 10.16f; p. 99. Book Review and ordering
- Powell, J.A. & D. Povolný, 2001. Gnorimoschemini moths of coastal dune and scrub habitats in California (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Holarctic Lepidoptera, 8 (Suppl. 1): 176.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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