Filatima pseudacaciella

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Filatima pseudacaciella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Filatima
Species:
F. pseudacaciella
Binomial name
Filatima pseudacaciella
(Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria pseudacaciellaChambers, 1872
  • Gelechia caecellaZeller, 1873
Filatima pseudacaciella, dusky-backed filatima, Size: 11.6 mm Filatima pseudacaciella P1610070a.jpg
Filatima pseudacaciella, dusky-backed filatima, Size: 11.6 mm

Filatima pseudacaciella, the dusky-backed filatima moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee and West Virginia. [1] [2]

The forewings are dark purplish-brown, streaked and flecked with white and ocherous especially. A streak extends from the base nearly to the apex, just within the costal margin of which the prevailing hue is ocherous, mixed with white. A white costal spot at the beginning of the costal cilia, and an opposite dorsal one, both small. The hindwings are pale ocherous-brown.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Robinia pseudacacia . They have been observed feeding within the mines of Macrosaccus robiniella , but also feed externally. [3] Young larvae are green with darker green longitudinal markings and a shining black head. Older larvae are pale brown with two dark brown longitudinal stripes and a row of dark brown spots. [4]

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References

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  4. Can. Ent. 4 (6): 107 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .