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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae) » Gelechiinae » Gnorimoschemini » Symmetrischema » Pepper Flowerbud Moth - Hodges#2032 (Symmetrischema capsica)

Species Symmetrischema capsica - Pepper Flowerbud Moth - Hodges#2032

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Food · Print References · Internet References
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)
Subfamily Gelechiinae
Tribe Gnorimoschemini
Genus Symmetrischema
Species capsica (Pepper Flowerbud Moth - Hodges#2032)
Hodges Number
2032
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Symmetrischema capsica (Bradley & Povolný, 1965)
Gnorimoschema capsica Bradley & Povolný, 1965
Symmetrischema capsica - spelling used at BOLD as of 5/28/2013
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet capsica from the host plant genus Capsium.
Size
Forewing length about 3-3.5 mm.
Range
Introduced to the Gulf States from the West Indies.
Food
Larvae feed in the flower buds of Capsicum annuum L. (Cayenne pepper), Physalis spp. (groundcherry).
Print References
Bradley & Povolný, 1965. The identity of the pepper flower-bud moth. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 56 (1) : 57-63.
Internet References
Images and Info at MPG
Images at BOLD
Microlepidoptera on Solanaceae - species page
Contributed by Steve Nanz on 28 May, 2013 - 4:06am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 21 May, 2021 - 3:43pm

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