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Keiferia georgei

Synonyms: Tildenia georgei

Wikipedia Abstract

Keiferia georgei is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Hodges in 1985. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois. The larvae feed on Physalis heterophylla var. ambigua. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine that has been found on all parts of the leaf, but also in buds and in tied leaves. Silk and frass are deposited externally and larvae move freely to new mines and leaves.
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Prey / Diet

Physalis heterophylla (clammy groundcherry)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0