Filatima

Filatima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Filatima
Busck, 1939[1]

Filatima is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae.

Biology

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

Species

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "Caterpillars keep volcano bare." New Scientist 188.2525 (12 Nov 2005): 23.
Wikispecies has information related to: Filatima
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Filatima.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, August 18, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.