Kebnat
INSECTS

Potato Tuber Moth

Phthorimaea operculella

Insects
Introduced
Potato Tuber Moth, Adult
Potato Tuber Moth, Caterpillar
Potato Tuber Moth, Leaf mine
10 mmLength

Butterfly or moth in the family Gelechiidae 10 mm long. Introduced to Québec. Feeds on plants.

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Irish potatoSolanum tuberosum
DEADLY
Cultivated tobaccoNicotiana tabacum
TOXIC
Bitter nightshadeSolanum dulcamara
Bull nettleSolanum carolinense
Broadleaf cattailTypha latifolia
Sticky nightshadeSolanum sisymbriifolium
DEADLY
JimsonweedDatura stramonium
MaizeZea mays
TOXIC
Peruvian groundcherryPhysalis peruviana
South American tobaccoNicotiana sylvestris
TOXIC
Angel's TrumpetBrugmansia arborea