Phthorimaea operculella

(Zeller, 1873)

Sort #: 627 | P3 #: 421272 | MPG #: 2011
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Larval feeding type: Bores into potato tubers and mines leaves of tobacco
Larval substrate: Solanum tuberosum (Potato), Solanum lycopersicum (Tomato), Solanum melongena (Eggplant), Capsicum annuum (Bell Pepper), Nicotiana (Tobacco)

Comment: Native to South America, but it now occurs worldwide where its host plants are grown commercially

Status in MA (automated assessment): Uncertain status
Status in N. America: Cosmopolitan (Agricultural pest)
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 1934
Last Year Reported: 1934

Distribution by County: Suffolk
Number of Records: 1