Filatima persicaeella explained

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]

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.

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=2164 mothphotographersgroup
  3. https://archive.org/stream/cincinnatiquarte12cinc#page/251/mode/1up Cincinnati Q. J. Sci. 2 (3) : 251