Filatima | |
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Filatima obidenna | |
Scientific classification | |
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.
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]
Chionodes is a genus of moths of the family Gelechiidae. It is distributed throughout much of the world. The larvae of many species use the Douglas fir as a host plant.
Agnippe is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.
Anacampsis is a worldwide genus of moth with most found in the nearctic and neotropical regions. It is in the family Gelechiidae. The larvae feed on a range of deciduous trees and shrubs in a rolled or folded leaf, or spun shoot.
Aristotelia is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. Well-known species are food plant specialists, and diverse hosts are used – Salicaceae, Solanaceae, Rosaceae, Fagaceae, Fabaceae, Asteraceae.
Aroga is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.
Battaristis is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.
Coleotechnites is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1880. One of the best known species is the lodgepole needle miner, a serious pest of forest trees in North America.
Dichomeris is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
Gelechia is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. The type species is Gelechia rhombella.
Gnorimoschema is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.
Helcystogramma is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. The genus was erected by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1877.
Isophrictis is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.
Pseudotelphusa is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.
Syncopacma is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.
Telphusa is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.
Anoncia is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae.
Ethmia is a large genus of small moths. It is the type genus of the gelechioid family Ethmiidae, which is sometimes included in Elachistidae or Oecophoridae as subfamily.
Gelechiinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854.
Anomologinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Gelechiidae.