Pepper-pest
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Lineodes triangulalis
Lineodes triangulalis is a small crambid moth described by Möschler in 1890. It is distributed across the Caribbean, Central America, northern South America, and the southern United States (Florida and Texas). The forewings measure 7.7–9.7 mm. Larvae have been reared on Capsicum frutescens leaves, indicating a host association with pepper plants.
Symmetrischema capsica
pepper flowerbud moth
Symmetrischema capsica, commonly known as the pepper flowerbud moth, is a small gelechiid moth described by Bradley and Povolný in 1965. The species is native to the Americas, ranging from the southeastern United States through Mexico to the Caribbean and West Indies. It is a specialist herbivore whose larvae develop within the flower buds of plants in the nightshade family.
Zonosemata electa
Pepper Maggot
Zonosemata electa, commonly known as the pepper maggot, is a tephritid fruit fly native to North America. The species is an agricultural pest whose larvae develop inside peppers and related crops. Adults are small flies with patterned wings characteristic of the family Tephritidae. The species was first described by Thomas Say in 1830 under the basionym Trypeta electa.