Deltophora angulella

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Deltophora angulella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Deltophora
Species:
D. angulella
Binomial name
Deltophora angulella
Sattler, 1979

Deltophora angulella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Kenya.

The length of the forewings is about 7 mm. The forewings are grey-brown with dark brown markings. Adults have been recorded on wing from September to October. [1]

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Deltophora is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. The genus was originally described from South Africa and based on a taxonomic revision contains about 20 species on all continents except Antarctica. Host plants of larvae and adults are only known for two Chinese species of Deltophora.

Deltophora typica is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in south-western Africa, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

Deltophora diversella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in South Africa, southern Mozambique, Kenya and Uganda.

Deltophora peltosema is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Australia. Records from South Africa and South America are based on misidentifications.

Deltophora distinctella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in India.

Deltophora fasciella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Israel, south-western Saudi Arabia, southern Iran, eastern Afghanistan and possibly Sudan.

Deltophora maculata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Georgia, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Iran, Afghanistan and Greece, as well as on Crete and Cyprus. It has also been recorded from Saudi Arabia, but this is based on a misidentification.

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Deltophora pauperella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in India (Punjab).

Deltophora stictella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain, southern France and Italy.

Deltophora korbi is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the Russian Far East and China.

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Deltophora sella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the United States.

Deltophora glandiferella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the United States (Texas) and Mexico.

Deltophora duplicata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the United States (Florida), the Cayman Islands, Mexico (Tamaulipas) and El Salvador.

Deltophora flavocincta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Mexico and Colombia (Magdalena).

Deltophora lanceella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the West Indies (Grenada), Guyana and Brazil (Pará).

Deltophora caymana is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on the Cayman Islands.

Deltophora minuta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Brazil (Amazon).

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References

  1. Sattler K, 1979: A taxonomic revision of the genus Deltophora Janse, 1950 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Bull Br Mus (Nat Hist), Entomol Ser38: 263–322. Full article