Potato pinworm
Keiferia lycopersicella (Walsingham, 1897)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The potato pinworm (Keiferia lycopersicella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the potato pinworm
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the potato pinworm live?
Not recorded
Is the potato pinworm endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the potato pinworm classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusKeiferia
- SpeciesKeiferia lycopersicella (Walsingham, 1897)
Synonyms Eucatoptus lycopersicella, Phthorimaea lenta, Phthorimaea lycopersicella
Other names and names in other languages (3)
- Tomato pinwormEnglish
- Gusano alfilerSpanish
- Palomilla alfilerSpanish
Relatives of the potato pinworm
Other species in the same genus Keiferia.
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the potato pinworm?
The potato pinworm (Keiferia lycopersicella) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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