Filatima

Genus of moths From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filatima is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.

Filatima serotinella
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
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Filatima
Filatima obidenna
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Tribe: Gelechiini
Genus: Filatima
Busck, 1939[1]
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Biology

In November 2005, an infestation of Filatima caterpillars was found to be stunting the revegetation activity of land destroyed by the eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington.[2]

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