Filatima revisensis

Filatima revisensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Filatima
Species:	F. revisensis
Binomial name
	Filatima revisensis; Harrison & Berenbaum, 2013

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. They feed inside shelters constructed of silked-together leaflets. The species overwinters in the larval stage.^[3]

Etymology[]

The species is named for the Revis Hill Prairie in Mason County, Illinois, the type locality.

References[]

^ Filatima at funet
^ Bug Guide
^ Harrison, T.L. & Berenbaum, M.R., 2013: A new, prairie-restricted species of Filatima Busck (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from Illinois. Zootaxa, 3734 (4): 469-476. Abstract: [1].

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[1] Filatima at funet

[2] Bug Guide

[3] Harrison, T.L. & Berenbaum, M.R., 2013: A new, prairie-restricted species of Filatima Busck (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from Illinois. Zootaxa, 3734 (4): 469-476. Abstract: [1].

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