Filatima saliciphaga explained

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

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. The forewings are tan to whitish tan, with scales tipped ochreous brown to fuscous, producing a light irroration. The wing features ill-defined markings and usually has a black mark along the dorsal base. There are remnants of a dark streak through the center of the wing. The plical stigma is not distinguishable, and the first discal stigma appears as a black dot at just beyond one-third, while the second discal at nearly two-thirds. There is sometimes an oblique dark area toward the tornus. The hindwings are white, lightly infuscated.

The larvae feed on Salix sessilifolia.[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=2171 mothphotographersgroup
  3. http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/ppd/PDF/Bulletin1937_CaliforniaMicrolepidopteraXI.pdf Calif. Dept. Agric. Bull. 26 : 184