Keiferia inconspicuella explained

Keiferia inconspicuella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Mary Murtfeldt in 1883. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the south-eastern and mid-western United States, north to New Jersey and Iowa and west to Nebraska and Texas.^{[1] [2]}

The length of the forewings is 5-5.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Solanum carolinense and Solanum melongena. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Full-grown larvae are green and reach a length of 7–8 mm.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . March 12, 2016 . Keiferia inconspicuella (Murtfeldt, 1883) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 20, 2021.
2. Web site: 421348.00 – 2050 – Keiferia inconspicuella (Murtfeldt, 1883) . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . January 20, 2021.
3. http://idtools.org/id/leps/micro/factsheet.php?name=%3Cem%3EKeiferia+inconspicuella%3C%2Fem%3E Microlepidoptera on Solanaceae - Keiferia inconspicuella