Symmetrischema tangolias
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Symmetrischema |
| Species: | S. tangolias |
| Binomial name | |
| Symmetrischema tangolias (Gyen, 1913) | |
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The South American Potato Tuber Moth, Andean Potato Tuber Moth or Tomato Stemborer (Symmetrischema tangolias) is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is native to South America, but has become a pest worldwide. Records include North America, Australia and New Zealand.
The wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae are a pest on Solanum tuberosum. It attacks the tubers as well as the stems and leaves of the plant. Pupation takes place amongst the debris of the hostplant.