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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Tuta absoluta
Tuta absoluta(Meyrick, 1917)
  1. Gelechiidae
  2. Gelechiinae
  3. Gnorimoschemini
  4. Tuta
  5.  absoluta
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12-14 mm

  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
Regional distr. - legend
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàArna del tomàquet
    DeutschTomaten-Palpenmotte
    EnglishTomato leafminer
    EspañolPolilla del tomate
    FrançaisMineuse sud-américaine de la tomate
    MagyarParadicsom-sarlósmoly
    NederlandsTomatenmineermot
    PolskiSkośnik pomidorowy
    TürkçeDomates yaprak galeri güvesi
    РусскийТоматная минирующая моль
    УкраїнськаМінуюча міль томатна
    العربيةحفار أوراق البندورة
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AmaranthaceaeChenopodium albumFat Hen
    ConvolvulaceaeConvolvulus arvensisField Bindweed
    FabaceaePhaseolus vulgarisCommon bean
    SolanaceaeCapsicum annuum
    SolanaceaeDatura feroxLong spined thorn apple
    SolanaceaeDatura stramoniumThorn apple
    SolanaceaeLycium chilense
    SolanaceaeLycopersicon hirsutum
    SolanaceaeLycopersicon lycopersicumTomato
    SolanaceaeNicotiana glaucaTree tobacco
    SolanaceaeNicotiana tabacumTabaco
    SolanaceaePetunia
    SolanaceaeSchizanthusButterfly flower
    SolanaceaeSolanum dulcamaraBittersweet
    SolanaceaeSolanum elaeagnifoliumSilverleaf nightshade
    SolanaceaeSolanum lyratum
    SolanaceaeSolanum melongenaEggplant
    SolanaceaeSolanum muricatumPepino melon
    SolanaceaeSolanum nigrumEuropean Black Nightshade
    SolanaceaeSolanum triflorumCutleaf nightshade
    SolanaceaeSolanum tuberosumPotato
    SolanaceaeSolanum viride
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Phthorimaea absolutaMeyrick, 1917
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepiforum e. V.
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis

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Female.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom, Middle Littleton

Adult.

Witold KamockiPoland, Malichy

Adult.

Witold KamockiPoland, Malichy
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