Phthorimaea ferella

Phthorimaea ferella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Phthorimaea
Species:
P. ferella
Binomial name
Phthorimaea ferella
(Berg, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia ferella Berg, 1875

Phthorimaea ferella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Carlos Berg in 1875 and is found in Patagonia.

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are dirty yellowish brown with dark irroration (speckling), which is somewhat lighter on the inner margin. The hindwings are yellowish.

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Phthorimaea ferella (Berg, 1875)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  2. ↑ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1917 (1): 46 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.