Filatima sperryi

Filatima sperryi is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California,^[1][2] Nevada and Utah.

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. The extreme costal edge, a narrow line around apex and termen and a broad, elongate area from the base of the wing to the tornus, are blackish fuscous, while the remainder of the wing is buckthorn brown. There is a small whitish spot on the costa and tornus. The hindwings are pale fuscous basally shading to fuscous apically.

Etymology[]

The species is named for John L. Sperry, who provided the type specimen and the Nevada specimen.^[3]

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