Keiferia elmorei is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Keifer in 1936. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[1][2]
| Keiferia elmorei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Keiferia |
| Species: | K. elmorei
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| Binomial name | |
| Keiferia elmorei (Keifer, 1936)
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The length of the forewings is 4-5.9 mm for males and 3.4-5.3 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Solanum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
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