Biology:Deltophora maculata

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Deltophora maculata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Deltophora
Species:
D. maculata
Binomial name
Deltophora maculata
(Staudinger, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Teleia maculata Staudinger, 1879
  • Gelechia maculata
  • Aristotelia maculata

Deltophora maculata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Georgia, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Iran, Afghanistan[1] and Greece, as well as on Crete and Cyprus.[2] It has also been recorded from Saudi Arabia,[3] but this is based on a misidentification.

The length of the forewings is 5–7 mm. The forewings are whitish grey to grey-brown, with dark brown markings. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September and in November.

References

  1. Sattler K, 1979: A taxonomic revision of the genus Deltophora Janse, 1950 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Bull Br Mus (Nat Hist), Entomol Ser 38: 263–322. Full article
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Deltophora maculata (Staudinger, 1880)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/DELTMACU. Retrieved December 16, 2017. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13571811 entry