Summary ²

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.

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1. (c) Grahame, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Grahame
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetrischema_tangolias

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• iNaturalistAU taxon page
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• Butterflies and Moths of North America
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