Potato tuber moth
Larva — Lepidoptera
Identification key : Leaf-mining caterpillar (Larva)
Boring caterpillar (fruits, stems, cobs, tubers, wood) (Larva)
Butterflies and moths (Adult (and nymphs resembling the adult))
Scientific name : Phthorimaea operculella
Other names : Potato moth
Small grey moth of warm regions, found worldwide. Its caterpillars mine leaves and stems of potato, tomato, pepper and eggplant and, above all, tunnel into tubers both in the field and in storage, where it can breed continuously. Tubers poorly covered with soil are the most exposed.
Crops affected : Bell pepper, Eggplant, Potato, Tomato
Source : Phthorimaea operculella (PHTOOP)[Overview] — EPPO Global Database — EPPO
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Eggplant Potato Bell pepper Tomato
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