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The Gelechiidae, Gelechiid moths, are a family of Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera is an order of insect that includes moths and butterfly. It is one of the most speciose orders in the class Insecta, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterfly, skipper , and Hedylidae....
 (moth
Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the Order Lepidoptera. The differences between butterflies and moths are more than just taxonomy....
s). These are generally very small moths with narrow, fringed wings. The larva
Larva

A larva is a young form of animal with indirect developmental biology, going through or undergoing metamorphosis .The larva can look completely different from the adult form, for example, a caterpillar differs from a butterfly....
e of most species feed internally on various parts of their host plant
Plant

Plants are Life organisms belonging to the Kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae....
s, sometimes causing gall
Gall

Galls or plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues and can be caused by various parasites, from fungi and bacterium, to insects and mites....
s. Douglas-fir
Douglas-fir

Douglas-fir is the English name applied in common to evergreen Pinophyta trees of the genus Pseudotsuga in the family Pinaceae. There are five species, two in western North America, one in Mexico, and two in eastern Asia....
 is a host plant common to many species of the family.

There are about 650 North American species in this family.








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The Gelechiidae, Gelechiid moths, are a family of Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera is an order of insect that includes moths and butterfly. It is one of the most speciose orders in the class Insecta, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterfly, skipper , and Hedylidae....
 (moth
Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the Order Lepidoptera. The differences between butterflies and moths are more than just taxonomy....
s). These are generally very small moths with narrow, fringed wings. The larva
Larva

A larva is a young form of animal with indirect developmental biology, going through or undergoing metamorphosis .The larva can look completely different from the adult form, for example, a caterpillar differs from a butterfly....
e of most species feed internally on various parts of their host plant
Plant

Plants are Life organisms belonging to the Kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae....
s, sometimes causing gall
Gall

Galls or plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues and can be caused by various parasites, from fungi and bacterium, to insects and mites....
s. Douglas-fir
Douglas-fir

Douglas-fir is the English name applied in common to evergreen Pinophyta trees of the genus Pseudotsuga in the family Pinaceae. There are five species, two in western North America, one in Mexico, and two in eastern Asia....
 is a host plant common to many species of the family.

There are about 650 North American species in this family.

Harmful Gelechiids

  • Anacampsis sarcitella, pack moth
  • Anarsia lineatella, peach twig borer
  • Pectinophora gossypiella, - pink bollworm
    Bollworm

    A bollworm is a common term for any larva of a moth that attacks the fruiting bodies of certain agriculture, especially cotton.The most common moths known as bollworms are:...
    , larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton
  • Phthorimaea operculella
    Phthorimaea operculella

    The potato tuber moth is a major pest on potatoes in New Zealand and South Africa. It has a world-wide distribution.The body length is about 10mm and the wingspan is about 12mm....
    , - potato tuber moth
  • Sitotroga cerealella, - Angoumois grain moth
  • Tuta absoluta, - tomato leafminer
  • Aproaerema modicella- Groundnut leafminer


Beneficial Gelechiids

  • Metzneria paucipunctella
    Metzneria paucipunctella

    Metzneria paucipunctella is a species of moth known as the spotted knapweed seed head moth. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against noxious weed Centaurea, particularly Centaurea maculosa ....
     - Knapweed seed head moth, used to control Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea maculosa
    Centaurea maculosa

    Centaurea maculosa, the Spotted Knapweed, is a species of Centaurea native to eastern Europe.It has been introduced to North America where it is sometimes considered an invasive species in much of the western United States and Canada....
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  • on the UF
    University of Florida

    The University of Florida is a Public university land-grant university, sea grant colleges, Space grant colleges major research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida, in the United States....
     / IFAS
    Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

    The University of Florida?s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is a federal-state-county partnership dedicated to developing knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and the life sciences, and enhancing and sustaining the quality of human life by making that information accessible....
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