Filatima albicostella

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Filatima albicostella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Filatima
Species:
F. albicostella
Binomial name
Filatima albicostella
Clarke, 1942

Filatima albicostella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington, Kansas, Montana, Texas and Yukon. [1] [2]

The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The forewings are yellowish white strongly suffused and irrorated with fuscous, except for the costal edge, and with a purplish luster. There are a few ill-defined, blackish-fuscous streaks in the cell, on the basal half of the wing. The hindwings are light purplish fuscous, darker towards the margins. [3]

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References

  1. Filatima at funet
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 92 (3149) : 272 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .