Filatima revisensis
Appearance
Filatima revisensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Filatima |
Species: | F. revisensis
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Binomial name | |
Filatima revisensis Harrison & Berenbaum, 2013
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Filatima revisensis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota.[1][2]
The larvae feed on Amorpha canescens. The species overwinters in the larval stage.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The species is named for the Revis Hill Prairie in Mason County, Illinois, the type locality.
References
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