Filatima

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Filatima
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Filatima obidenna
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Tribe: Gelechiini
Genus: Filatima
Busck, 1939 [1]

Filatima is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.

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Filatima serotinella Filatima serotinella P1390352a.jpg
Filatima serotinella

Biology

In November 2005, an infestation of Filatima caterpillars was found to be stunting the revegetation activity of land destroyed by the eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington. [2]

Species

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "Caterpillars keep volcano bare." New Scientist 188.2525 (12 Nov 2005): 23.