Filatima persicaeella

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]

Filatima persicaeella
Scientific classification Edit this 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)

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