Filatima lapidescens

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Filatima lapidescens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Filatima
Species:
F. lapidescens
Binomial name
Filatima lapidescens
(Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia lapidescensMeyrick, 1916
  • Gelechia lithodesWalsingham, 1911 (preocc. Meyrick, 1886)

Filatima lapidescens is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Mexico (Sonora). [1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are stone-grey, sparsely dusted with blackish atoms, especially along the margins and on the base of the pale stone-grey cilia, a very few ochreous scales lying along the middle of the fold. The veins beyond the cell are slightly indicated by darkened scaling. The hindwings are pale leaden grey, with a brownish tinge beyond the middle. [2]

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References

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  2. Biol. centr.-amer. Lep. Heterocera 4 : 69 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .