Filatima depuratella

Filatima depuratella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Filatima
Species:	F. depuratella
Binomial name
	Filatima depuratella; (Busck, 1910)
Synonyms
	Gelechia depuratella Busck, 1910;

Filatima depuratella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona and New Mexico.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are ochreous white suffused with light yellow, especially on the apical half. There is a large oblique blackish spot on the middle of the cell, nearest the costa at its basal end and followed by a small blackish dot at the end of the cell. Just above it, the costal edge is sprinkled with black and there is a small blackish costal spot at the apical third. The extreme tip of the wing is sprinkled with black. The hindwings are whitish fuscous, darkest towards the tip and with a few black scales in the apical cilia.^[3]

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[1] Filatima at funet

[2] thphotographersgroup

[3] Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 11 (4) : 177

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