''Filatima'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Gelechiidae
The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy (biology), taxonomy ...
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Biology
In November 2005, an infestation of ''Filatima''
caterpillar
Caterpillars ( ) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths).
As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies (suborder ...
s was found to be stunting the
revegetation
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activity of land destroyed by the eruption of
Mount St. Helens
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in
Washington
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["Caterpillars keep volcano bare." '']New Scientist
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'' 188.2525 (12 Nov 2005): 23.
Species
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Filatima abactella''
(Clarke, 1932)
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Filatima adamsi''
Hodges & Adamski, 1997
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Filatima albicostella
''Filatima albicostella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington, Kansas, Montana, Texas and Yukon.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is ...
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Clarke, 1942
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Filatima albilorella''
(Zeller, 1873)
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Filatima albipectus
''Filatima albipectus'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Mexico (Sonora) and the United States, where it has been recorded from California.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distanc ...
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(Walsingham, 1911)
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Filatima angustipennis
''Filatima angustipennis'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in southern France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories i ...
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Sattler, 1961
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Filatima arizonella
''Filatima arizonella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the ...
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(Busck, 1903)
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Filatima asiatica
''Filatima asiatica'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, ...
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Sattler, 1961
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Filatima aulaea
''Filatima aulaea'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington, Idaho, Wyoming and California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies ...
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(Clarke, 1932)
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Filatima autocrossa''
(Meyrick, 1937)
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Filatima betulae
''Filatima betulae'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Massachusetts.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to th ...
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Clarke, 1947
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Filatima biforella
''Filatima biforella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opp ...
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(Busck, 1909)
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Filatima bigella''
(Busck, 1913)
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Filatima biminimaculella
''Filatima biminimaculella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas ...
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(Chambers, 1880)
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Filatima catacrossa
''Filatima catacrossa'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas and Arizona.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingt ...
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(Meyrick, 1927)
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Filatima collinearis
''Filatima collinearis'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the o ...
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(Meyrick, 1927)
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Filatima confusatella''
(Darlington, 1949)
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Filatima cushmani''
Clarke, 1942
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Filatima demissae''
(Keifer, 1931)
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Filatima depuratella''
(Busck, 1910)
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Filatima djakovica''
Anikin & Piskunov, 1996
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Filatima epulatrix''
Hodges, 1969
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Filatima fontisella''
Lvovsky & Piskunov, 1989
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Filatima frugalis''
(Braun, 1925)
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Filatima fuliginea''
(Meyrick, 1929)
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Filatima glycyrhizaeella''
(Chambers, 1877)
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Filatima golovina''
Clarke, 1947
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Filatima gomphopis''
(Meyrick, 1927)
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Filatima hemicrossa''
(Meyrick, 1927)
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Filatima incomptella''
(Herrich-Schaffer, 1854)
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Filatima inquilinella''
(Busck, 1910)
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Filatima isocrossa''
(Meyrick, 1927)
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Filatima karsholti''
Ivinskis & Piskunov, 1989
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Filatima kerzhneri''
Ivinskis & Piskunov, 1989
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Filatima lapidescens''
(Meyrick, 1916)
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Filatima loowita''
Adamski, 2009
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Filatima monotaeniella''
(Bottimer, 1926)
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Filatima natalis''
(Heinrich, 1920)
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Filatima neotrophella''
(Heinrich, 1921)
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Filatima nigripectus''
(Walsingham, 1911)
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Filatima normifera''
(Meyrick, 1927)
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Filatima nucifer''
(Walsingham, 1911)
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Filatima obidenna''
Clarke, 1947
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Filatima obscuroocelella''
(Chambers, 1875)
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Filatima obscurosuffusella''
(Chambers, 1878)
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Filatima occidua''
Hodges & Adamski, 1997
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Filatima ochreosuffusella''
(Chambers, 1874)
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Filatima ornatifimbriella''
(Clemens, 1864)
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Filatima pagicola''
(Meyrick, 1936)
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Filatima pallipalpella''
(Snellen, 1884)
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Filatima perpensa''
Clarke, 1947
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Filatima persicaeella''
(Murtfeldt, 1899)
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Filatima platyochra''
Clarke, 1947
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Filatima pravinominella''
(Chambers, 1878)
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Filatima procedes''
Clarke, 1947
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Filatima prognosticata''
(Braun, 1925)
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Filatima pseudacaciella''
(Chambers, 1872)
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Filatima revisensis''
Harrison & Berenbaum, 2013
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Filatima rhypodes''
(Walsingham, 1911)
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Filatima roceliella''
Clarke, 1942
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Filatima saliciphaga''
(Keifer, 1937)
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Filatima sciocrypta''
(Meyrick, 1936)
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Filatima serotinella''
(Busck, 1903)
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Filatima shastaella''
(Gaede, 1937)
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Filatima sperryi''
Clarke, 1947
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Filatima spinigera''
Clarke, 1947
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Filatima spurcella''
(Duponchel, 1843)
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Filatima striatella''
(Busck, 1903)
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Filatima tephrinopa''
(Meyrick, 1929)
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Filatima tephritidella''
(Duponchel, 1844)
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Filatima textorella''
(Chretien, 1908)
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Filatima transsilvanella''
Z. Kovacs & S. Kovács, 2002
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Filatima tridentata''
Clarke, 1947
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Filatima ukrainica''
Piskunov, 1971
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Filatima vaccinii''
Clarke, 1947
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Filatima vaniae''
Clarke, 1947
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Filatima xanthuris''
(Meyrick, 1927)
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Filatima zagulajevi''
Anikin & Piskunov, 1996
References
* , 2009: A new ''Filatima'' Busck (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) associated with lupine and early herbivore colonization on mount St. Helens. ''Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington'' 111 (2): 293-304.
* , 2001: A new species of Filatima Busck, 1939 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from Transylvania, Romania. ''Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae'' 47 (4): 363–370.
Gelechiini
Gelechiidae genera
Taxa named by August Busck
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