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Filatima occidua

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Filatima occidua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Filatima
Species:
F. occidua
Binomial name
Filatima occidua
Hodges & Adamski, 1997

Filatima occidua is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington and California.[1][2]

The length of the forewings is 5.5-6.2 mm.

The larvae on Lupinus sericeus var. sericeus and Lupinus ornatus.

Etymology

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The species name refers to its distribution and is derived from Latin occiduus (meaning setting [of the sun]).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Filatima at funet
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Hodges, R.W. & Adamski, D., 1997: The identity of Flatima ornatifimbriella (Clemens 1864) (Gelechioidea: Gelechiidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 51 (1): 32-46. Full article: [1].