Filatima epulatrix

Filatima epulatrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Filatima
Species:	F. epulatrix
Binomial name
Filatima epulatrix Hodges, 1969

Filatima epulatrix is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia, New York, Oklahoma, Ontario and Quebec.^[1][2]

The wingspan is 15.5-17.5 mm. The forewings are streaked with pale yellowish white, brownish orange, and dark grey and with purple reflections. The anterior half is paler than the dorsal half, the latter mainly dark grey overlaid with metallic purple. The hindwings are mainly pale grey, veins darker grey.

The larvae feed on Malus sylvestris.^[3]

References

1. Filatima at funet
2. mothphotographersgroup
3. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 71 (2) : 203