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Phthorimaea

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Noun1.Phthorimaea - potato moths
arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
family Gelechiidae, Gelechiidae - important economic pests
Phthorimaea operculella, potato tuberworm - larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco


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Numerous life history studies of the potato tuberworm, Phthorimaea operculella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a serious pest that affects potato production worldwide, have been done (Langford & Cory 1932; Mukherjee 1949; Bartolini 1951; Stanev & Kaitazov 1962; Al-Ali et al.
 
 
 
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