Filatima spurcella
Species of moth
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Filatima spurcella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and southern Europe to the southern Ural and Turkey.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Filatima |
| Species: | F. spurcella |
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| Filatima spurcella | |
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The larvae feed on Crataegus and Amelanchier species, as well as Prunus spinosa.[3]
