Filatima rhypodes

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Filatima rhypodes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Filatima
Species:
F. rhypodes
Binomial name
Filatima rhypodes
(Walsingham, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia rhypodesWalsingham, 1911

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

This species has a wingspan of approximately 14 mm. The forewings are stone-white, with sparse blackish scales beyond the basal fourth. Notable features include a discal spot before the middle, a spot at the end of the cell, and another in the fold, slightly preceding the first. These spots are only slightly more prominent than the smaller groups and scattered scales found towards the tornus and along the termen, which extend slightly into the cilia. The hindwings are whitish-grey, gradually darkening toward the apex. [2]

References

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