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Filatima hemicrossa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Filatima

Filatima hemicrossa is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas, Montana and Florida.

The wingspan is 20–21 mm. The forewings are pale grey sprinkled dark grey, partially tinged whitish between the veins, the veins marked with distinct lines of blackish irroration, and the lower two-thirds of the cell forming an irregular-edged but well-defined area darker than the rest of the wing. There is an oblique mark of blackish irroration beneath the costa at one-fourth. The hindwings are pale grey. Adults are on wing from April to May.

References

Filatima hemicrossa Wikipedia