Filatima occidua explained

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

The length of the forewings is 5.5-6.2 mm.

The larvae on Lupinus sericeus var. sericeus and Lupinus ornatus.

Etymology

The species name refers to its distribution and is derived from Latin occiduus (meaning setting [of the sun]).[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/filatima/ Filatima at funet
  2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=2160.1 mothphotographersgroup
  3. &, 1997: The identity of Flatima ornatifimbriella (Clemens 1864) (Gelechioidea: Gelechiidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 51 (1): 32-46. Full article: http://images.peabody.yale.edu/lepsoc/jls/1990s/1997/1997-51(1)32-Hodges.pdf.

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