Capsicum annuum is a species of the plant genus Capsicum (peppers) native to southern North America and northern South America. This species is the most common and extensively cultivated of the five domesticated capsicums. The species encompasses a wide variety of shapes and sizes of peppers, both mild and hot, such as bell peppers, jalapeños, New Mexico chile, and cayenne peppers. Cultivars descended from the wild American bird pepper are still found in warmer regions of the Americas. In the past, some woody forms of this species have been called C. frutescens, but the features that were used to distinguish those forms appear in many populations of C. annuum and are not consistently recognizable features in C. frutescens species. Moreover, crosses between C. annuum and C. frutescens aren't likely because seeds obtained from pollination between those two species will not germinate.
Phthorimaea operculella, also known as the potato tuber moth or tobacco splitworm, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is an oligophagous insect that feeds on the plant family Solanaceae and is especially known for being a major pest of potato crops. Currently farmers utilize insecticides, parasites, and sprinkler irrigation in order to prevent P. operculella from infesting their croplands.
Phthorimaea is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. Species include the potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella.
Betabaculovirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Baculoviridae. Arthropods serve as natural hosts. There are currently 17 species in this genus including the type species Cydia pomonella granulovirus.
Phthorimaea exacta is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1917. It is found in Guyana.
Phthorimaea involuta is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1917. It is found in Guyana.
Phthorimaea perfidiosa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1917. It is found in Colombia and on the Galapagos Islands.
Phthorimaea euchthonia is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1939. It is found in Argentina.
Phthorimaea ferella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Carlos Berg in 1875 and is found in Patagonia.
Phthorimaea impudica is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1911. It is found in Panama.
Phthorimaea interjuncta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1931. It is found in Brazil.
Phthorimaea molitor is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, in 1896. It is found in Yemen.
Phthorimaea pherometopa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 1967. It is found in Mexico.
Phthorimaea robusta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 1989. It is found in Argentina.
Phthorimaea sphenophora is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, in 1897. It is found in the West Indies, where it has been recorded from Grenada.
Potato moth may refer to:
