Symmetrischema tangolias

Symmetrischema tangolias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Symmetrischema
Species:	S. tangolias
Binomial name
	Symmetrischema tangolias; (Gyen, 1913)
Synonyms
	Trichotaphe tangolias Gyen, 1913; Phthorimaea plaesiosoma Turner, 1919; Phthorimaea aquilina Meyrick, 1917; Phthorimaea melanoplintha Meyrick, 1926; Gnorimoschema tuberosella Busck, 1931;

The South American potato tuber moth, Andean potato tuber moth or tomato stemborer (Symmetrischema tangolias) is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is native to South America, but has become a pest worldwide. Records include North America, Australia and New Zealand.^[1]

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 host plant.

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