Filatima lapidescens explained

Filatima lapidescens is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Mexico (Sonora).[1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are stone-grey, sparsely dusted with blackish atoms, especially along the margins and on the base of the pale stone-grey cilia, a very few ochreous scales lying along the middle of the fold. The veins beyond the cell are slightly indicated by darkened scaling. The hindwings are pale leaden grey, with a brownish tinge beyond the middle.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/filatima/ Filatima at funet
  2. https://archive.org/stream/mobotbca_15_04_00#page/n82/mode/1up Biol. centr.-amer. Lep. Heterocera 4 : 69