Deltophora duplicata

Deltophora duplicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Deltophora
Species: D. duplicata
Binomial name
Deltophora duplicata
Sattler, 1979[1]

Deltophora duplicata is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the United States (Florida), the Cayman Islands, Mexico (Tamaulipas) and El Salvador.[2]

The length of the forewings is 4.5-5.5 mm. The forewings are gray, gray-brown or pale ocherous, with black markings. Adults have been recorded on wing in February, May, July and August.

References

  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Sattler K, 1979: A taxonomic revision of the genus Deltophora Janse, 1950 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Bull Brit Mus (Nat Hist), Entom Ser 38: 263–322. Full article
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