Biology:Filatima pseudacaciella

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Short description: Species of moth

Filatima pseudacaciella
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Filatima
Species:
F. pseudacaciella
Binomial name
Filatima pseudacaciella
(Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria pseudacaciella Chambers, 1872
  • Gelechia caecella Zeller, 1873
Filatima pseudacaciella, dusky-backed filatima, Size: 11.6 mm

Filatima pseudacaciella, the dusky-backed filatima moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California , Illinois, Indiana , Kansas , Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts , Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee and West Virginia.[1][2]

The forewings are dark purplish-brown, streaked and flecked with white and ocherous especially. A streak extends from the base nearly to the apex, just within the costal margin of which the prevailing hue is ocherous, mixed with white. A white costal spot at the beginning of the costal cilia, and an opposite dorsal one, both small. The hindwings are pale ocherous-brown.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Robinia pseudacacia. They have been observed feeding within the mines of Macrosaccus robiniella, but also feed externally.[3] Young larvae are green with darker green longitudinal markings and a shining black head. Older larvae are pale brown with two dark brown longitudinal stripes and a row of dark brown spots.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13635970 entry