Array ( [0] => Andhra Pradesh [1] => Chhattisgarh [2] => Delhi [3] => Gujarat [4] => Haryana [5] => Himachal Pradesh [6] => Karnataka [7] => Kerala [8] => Madhya Pradesh [9] => Maharashtra [10] => Meghalaya [11] => Punjab [12] => Tamil Nadu [13] => Telangana [14] => Uttar Pradesh [15] => Uttarakhand )

Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea

Family

Gelechiidae

Subfamily

Gelechiinae

Tribe/Subtribe

Gnorimoschemini

Genus

Phthorimaea Meyrick, 1902

Type Species

Gelechia (Bryotropha) operculella Zeller, 1873

Species/Subspecies

Phthorimaea absoluta Meyrick, 1917

Type Locality

Peru, Huancayo

Remarks

Chang & Metz (2021) addressed the classification issues of <i>Tuta absoluta</i> within Gnorimoschemini, proposing its classification within the genus <i>Phthorimaea</i> by employing cladistic methodology and morphological characters, resulting in the reinstatement of scientific name, <i>Phthorimaea absoluta</i>.

Ladakh Jammu & Kashmir Uttarakhand Sikkim Punjab Bihar WestBengal Odisha Maharashtra Karnataka Goa Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu Kerala Arunachal Pradesh Assam Meghalaya Tripura Manipur Mizoram Rajasthan Gujarat Jharkhand Chhattisgarh Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Nagaland Haryana Delhi Himachal Pradesh Telengana Andaman & Nikobar Island Lakshadweep

Distribution

States/Union Territories

Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand

Bio Geographic Zones/Zones

Deccan Peninsula, Desert, Gangetic Plain, Indian Himalaya, North East, Semi Arid, Western Ghats

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