Filatima spurcella

Filatima spurcella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Filatima
Species:	F. spurcella
Binomial name
	Filatima spurcella; (Duponchel, 1843)
Synonyms
	Anacampsis spurcellaDuponchel, 1843; Gelechia fuscantellaHeinemann, 1870;

Last updated July 30, 2025

Filatima spurcella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and southern Europe to the southern Ural and Turkey.^[2]

The larvae feed on Crataegus and Amelanchier species, as well as Prunus spinosa .^[3]

References

↑ Fauna Europaea
↑ Junnilainen, J.et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
↑ Filatima at funet

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Junnilainen, J.et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview

[3] Filatima at funet

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