Filatima striatella

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Filatima striatella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Filatima
Species:
F. striatella
Binomial name
Filatima striatella
(Busck, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia striatellaBusck, 1903
  • Gelechia rivulataMeyrick, 1927

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

The wingspan is 16-17.5 mm. The forewings are light whitish grey, thickly sprinkled with darker grey-brown, and black scales, which are arranged in indistinct narrow longitudinal darker lines, somewhat more pronounced in the apical part of the wing, but even there not clearly perceptible. Along the fold and at the dorsal cilia the wing is faintly suffused with ochreous. The hindwings are shining light ochreous fuscous. [3]

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References

  1. Filatima at funet
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 25 (1304) : 868 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .