Deltophora glandiferella

Deltophora glandiferella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Deltophora
Species: D. glandiferella
Binomial name
Deltophora glandiferella
(Zeller, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia (Anacampsis) glandiferella Zeller, 1873
  • Gelechia glandifuella
  • Gelechia glandifera
  • Telphusa glandiferella

Deltophora glandiferella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the United States (Texas) and Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas).[2]

The length of the forewings is 5–7 mm. The forewings are grey or grey-brown, with black markings. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to August and in October.

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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