Filatima persicaeella

Filatima persicaeella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Filatima
Species:	F. persicaeella
Binomial name
	Filatima persicaeella; (Murtfeldt, 1899)
Synonyms
	Depressaria persicaeella Murtfeldt, 1899; Gelechia confusella Chambers, 1875 (preocc. Heinemann, 1870);

Filatima persicaeella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Michigan and Maine.^[1]^[2]

There is a small white spot on the fold of the forewing about the middle, another opposite to it on the disc. Behind the space between these two is another minute yellowish-white spot. There are also small opposite costal and dorsal spots at the beginning of the cilia.^[3]

The larvae feed on Prunus persica.

References

^ Filatima at funet
^ mothphotographersgroup
^ Cincinnati Q. J. Sci. 2 (3) : 251 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Filatima at funet

[2] thphotographersgroup

[3] Cincinnati Q. J. Sci. 2 (3) : 251 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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