Tuta absoluta

TaxID: 702717

Basic Information

Tuta absoluta

South American Tomato Moth

Tuta absoluta or Phthorimaea absoluta is a species of moth in family Gelechiidae known by the common names South American tomato pinworm, tomato leafminer, tomato pinworm and South American tomato moth. It is well known as a serious pest of tomato crops in Europe, Africa, western Asia and South and Central America, with larvae causing up to 100% loss if not effectively controlled.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Gelechiidae

Tuta

absoluta

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Tuta absoluta
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(c) Philippe Geniez@BY-NC
Tuta absoluta
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(c) Marja van der Straten@BY
Tuta absoluta
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(c) Philippe Geniez@BY-NC
Tuta absoluta
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(c) Paolo Mazzei@BY-NC
Tuta absoluta
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(c) gaya_from_earth_to_paradise@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (28 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (20 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Armenia Absent —
Bahrain Quarantine pests —
Belarus Absent —
Canada Quarantine pests —
Dominican Republic Quarantine pests —
Egypt Present —
EPPO A2 Present —
Georgia Present —
Guinea Quarantine pests —
Guatemala Absent —
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Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
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Absent
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Unknown/Other

No distribution records available.

Genomes (2 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCA_029230345.1 Chromosome - - - -
GCA_004799115.1 Scaffold 906 20 97 -

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR36436341 whole body - - 21195273 not applicable
SRR36436340 whole body - - 19126526 not applicable
SRR36436339 whole body - - 21201871 not applicable

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature