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Genus Keiferia

2049  - Keiferia glochinella 2047  - Keiferia lycopersicella Gelechiidae cocoon on Ground Cherry - Keiferia georgei - male Pennsylvania Moth - Keiferia lycopersicella Lake Crabtree leaf miner on Solanum carolinense D1107 2018 1 - Keiferia inconspicuella Lake Crabtree leaf miner on Solanum carolinense D1107 2018 2 - Keiferia inconspicuella Keiferia lycopersicella New Hope Bottomlands leaf miner on Solanum carolinense D3940 adult 2022 6 - Keiferia inconspicuella
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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 Keiferia
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Keiferia Busck, 1939 (1)
Explanation of Names
Named in honor of Hartford H. Keifer, a pioneer in California microlepidoptera. (1)
Numbers
There are six named species of Keiferia in America north of Mexico. (2), (3)
lycopersicella
elmorei
altisolani
georgei
glochinella
inconspicuella
Works Cited
1.Restriction of the genus Gelechia (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), with descriptions of new genera
August Busck. 1939. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 86(3064): 563-593.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.Checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in America North of Mexico
Lee S., Hodges R.W., Brown R.L. 2009. Zootaxa 2231: 1–39.