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Species Filatima serotinella - Hodges#2172

Filatima serotinella Black cherry leaf crumpler - Filatima serotinella St. Andrews frass tube feeder on Prunus caroliniana SA1425A adult 2018 3 - Filatima serotinella St. Andrews frass tube feeder on Prunus caroliniana SA1425A adult 2018 4 - Filatima serotinella Filatima serotinella Filatima serotinella Filatima serotinella - male Filatima serotinella
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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 serotinella (Filatima serotinella - Hodges#2172 )
Hodges Number
2172
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Filatima serotinella (Busck, 1903)
Gelechia serotinella Busck, 1903 (1)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet refers to the larval host, Prunus serotina.
Numbers
Filatima has more than 57 species in America north of Mexico. (2)
Size
Wingspan 16-21 mm. (1)
Identification
The original description as Gelechia serotinella Busck, is available in PDF and online in the print references below. (1)
Genitalia:
♀
♂
Range
Records are mostly from eastern North America. (3), (2)
Alberta record on Moth Photographers Group. (2)
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.
Season
Adults are most common from March to October. (2)
Food
Originally described as a Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) specialist (1), but subsequently found and reared on other Prunus species.
See Also
Filatima pseudacaciella

Compare to others on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Busck, A. 1903. A revision of the American moths of the family Gelechiidea with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 25: 882. (1)
Internet References
Mississippi Entomological Museum
Moth Photographers Group
Moths of Maryland
Works Cited
1.A revision of the American moths of the family Gelechiidae, with descriptions of new species
August Busck. 1903. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 25: 767-938.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.South Carolina Moth Species
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 22 April, 2012 - 10:42am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy, George Smiley, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 30 August, 2023 - 1:51pm

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