| Filatima occidua | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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.
The length of the forewings is 5.5-6.2 mm.
The larvae on Lupinus sericeus var. sericeus and Lupinus ornatus.
Etymology
The species name refers to its distribution and is derived from Latin occiduus (meaning setting ).
References
- Filatima at funet
- mothphotographersgroup
- 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: .
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Filatima occidua | |
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