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Gelechiidae
59a1125 – 2172   Filatima serotinella (Busck, 1903)

Reared - LG - © George Smiley
Larva and
Host Plants:
Prunus serotina
Similar Species:
  • Filatima epulatrix Hodges, 1969 is highly variable; best distinguished by genitalia, DNA, host plant.
  • Filatima pseudacaciella (Chambers, 1872) is highly variable; best distinguished by genitalia, DNA, host plant.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Gelechia serotinella Busck, 1903
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ADK8388 (tentative based on host)
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Matthews, D.L. & C.V. Covell, 2021. Common Names Of North American Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Southern Lepidopterists' News, 43(2): 123-148.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂
Filatima serotinella
[T] - © Ken Childs
Filatima serotinella
© Jim Vargo
Filatima serotinella
© SangMi Lee
Filatima serotinella
© George Smiley LG
19mm on Prunus serotina
Filatima serotinella
© George Smiley LG
19mm on Prunus serotina
Filatima serotinella
© Yurika Alexander LG
on Prunus serotina

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