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Species Filatima epulatrix - Hodges#2143

Unidentified moth ??? - Filatima epulatrix

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)

Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)

Subfamily Gelechiinae

Tribe Gelechiini

Genus Filatima

Species epulatrix (Filatima epulatrix - Hodges#2143)

Hodges Number

2143

Explanation of Names

Filatima epulatrix Hodges, 1969 (1)

Phylogenetic sequence # 066325

Size

Wingspan 15.5-17.5 mm. (1)

Identification

Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD). (2)

Food

Apple, Malus Mill. (1)

Print References

Hodges, R.W. 1969. Two species of apple-feeding Gelechiids new to science (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of The Entomological Society of Washington. 71(2): 202-204. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Works Cited

1.	Two species of apple-feeding Gelechiids new to science (Lepidoptera) Ronald W. Hodges. 1969. Proceedings of The Entomological Society of Washington 71(2): 202-204.

2.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 19 January, 2010 - 8:43pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy
Last updated 20 March, 2013 - 2:27pm

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