Filatima depuratella

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Filatima depuratella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Filatima
Species:
F. depuratella
Binomial name
Filatima depuratella
(Busck, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia depuratellaBusck, 1910

Filatima depuratella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona and New Mexico. [1] [2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are ochreous white suffused with light yellow, especially on the apical half. There is a large oblique blackish spot on the middle of the cell, nearest the costa at its basal end and followed by a small blackish dot at the end of the cell. Just above it, the costal edge is sprinkled with black and there is a small blackish costal spot at the apical third. The extreme tip of the wing is sprinkled with black. The hindwings are whitish fuscous, darkest towards the tip and with a few black scales in the apical cilia. [3]

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References

  1. Filatima at funet
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 11 (4) : 177 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .